by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg
In Federalist Number 78 Alexander Hamilton wrote about the importance of not only an independent judiciary, but one that had the courage to protect liberty. Judges, he said, have a “duty” “to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg
Let’s try a thought experiment. Imagine a criminal law that says, “It’s a felony to do bad things.” That’s it. That’s the whole law. There’s no further explanation. I have a pretty solid understanding of what I think are “bad things.” I guarantee, however, that...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg
Determining an appropriate punishment for criminal convictions is a delicate business. Traditionally judges have had a lot of latitude in figuring out what makes the most sense based on a particular case. But judges are people too, and they carry the same...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Aug 28, 2020 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg, Covid-19 Articles
It’s become trendy to vilify landlords in the time of COVID-19, with calls for rent strikes and vocal critics accusing landlords of preying on those worst affected by the economic downturn. Of course, residential landlords often are making payments of their own...
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | May 14, 2020 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg, Covid-19 Articles
Just because powerful surveillance technology exists doesn’t necessarily mean we should use it. This holds true even when faced with unprecedented challenges from a pandemic. Unfortunately, the Daytona Beach Florida Police Department didn’t get the memo....
by judy.pino@ncla.legal | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog, Caleb Kruckenberg, Covid-19 Articles
Many of us have heard the adage that “hard cases make bad law,” but a more apt description might be “emergencies create worse law.” In an emergency, we often expect our government to do something to help us. Sometimes, though, that something is worse than the...
