Welcome to Fed Courts and First Week Assignments

Welcome to Federal Courts. 

This blog is the primary means for out-of-class and between-class communication.

Please download and read the Syllabus for complete details about the course, assignments, pedagogical approach, grading methods, and course rules. Review it prior to the first class.

You should bring the Syllabus with you to every class. Please download and review Course Assignment Information for complete details about grading and graded assignments for the course. I will answer questions about these prior to the second class, on Monday, August 14.

Technology and Class Conduct:

• No laptops or other technology permitted in the classroom.

Required Course Materials:

1) Erwin Chemerinsky, Federal Jurisdiction (8th ed. 2021) (“Chemerinsky”)
2)  James E. Pfander, Principles of Federal Jurisdiction (4th ed. 2022) (“Pfander”)

3) Federal Courts Blog: http://fiufedcourts.blogspot.com/. Additional Cours Materials, as indicated in syllabus; you should bookmark this page, because you will come back to it a lot.

Assignments for First Day of Class (after the Jump)

Name Cards

At our first meeting on Monday, August 14, there will be a stack of tent cards on the table in the front of the classroom. When you come to the room, please find the card with your name on it and place it in front of you at your seat. You are responsible for keeping that card and having it with you at every class throughout the full semester.

Additional Course Materials

After the jump are the additional materials (statutes, cases, readings, etc.) assigned throughout the semester. This will be the post to return to for those materials, so it may help to bookmark it.