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Eugene R. Fidell

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Eugene R. Fidell (LinkedIn) teaches Military Justice at Yale Law School and is a past President of the National Institute of Military Justice.  He is of counsel at the Washington, D.C. firm Feldesman LLP. He is a co-author of Military Justice: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press 4th ed. 2023).

Articles by this author:

A congressional hearing room with multiple U.S. defense and military officials seated at a table beneath the U.S. Department of Defense seal and service emblems on the wall, with portraits, flags, and the nameplate “HON Hegseth” visible in the foreground.

The Armed Forces Need the Military Justice Review Panel

May 19, 2026 and
A detailed view of the uniform of a senior military member as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia.

Legal Foundations of Honorable Military Service

May 1, 2026 , and 1 more
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands at a podium​, delivering a speech to ​uniformed service members​.

Cuba Libre: One Man’s Morality or Our Law?

Mar. 26, 2026 , and 3 more
The Pentagon logo and an American flag are lit up in the briefing room of Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Military Law on “Contemptuous Words” Should be Reformed

Mar. 13, 2026 , and 1 more
Screenshot of the Hypothetical Legal Review of Use of the U.S. Military in Greenland (Just Security)

Hypothetical Legal Review of Use of the U.S. Military in Greenland

Jan. 22, 2026 , and 3 more
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Professional Responsibility and the Boat Strikes

Dec. 1, 2025 , and 1 more
US President Donald Trump addresses senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the US military must fix "decades of decay" as he addressed a rare gathering of hundreds of senior officers summoned from around the world to hear him speak near Washington. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Oct. 6, 2025 and

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth’s Quantico Meeting

Sep. 26, 2025
The U.S. flag is shown on a U.S. Army soldier's uniform.

Some Reforms to Consider as the Uniform Code of Military Justice Turns 75 This Spring

Jan. 31, 2025
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Equal Access to the Supreme Court for Servicemembers: The Missing Pieces

Nov. 15, 2024 and

Train Wreck at Guantánamo

Aug. 5, 2024

The Military Justice Provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: Better Late Than Never

Dec. 15, 2023
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