Eugene R. Fidell

Eugene Roy Fidell (born March 31, 1945) is an American lawyer specializing in military law.

[7] Commenting on District Court Judge Joyce Hens Green's analysis of the classified dossiers prepared for captives' Combatant Status Review Tribunals, Fidell said,[8] It suggests the procedure is a sham, If a case like that can get through, what it means is that the merest scintilla of evidence against someone would carry the day for the government, even if there's a mountain of evidence on the other side.Clark Hoyt of The New York Times described Fidell holding back in participating in preparing a brief submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of National Institute of Military Justice and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia because of the concern it would be considered a conflict of interest, since his wife, journalist Linda Greenhouse, was covering the case.

Slate magazine published an article written by Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick, criticizing The New York Times for failing to show more support for their employee.

[10] According to Bazelon and Lithwick, the main critic of Greenhouse covering stories where her husband Fidell has a role is M. Edward Whelan III of the National Review.

In the long run, this will save time for everyone, including the detainees, who in the eyes of the world have become symbols of a failed system.