Yale Law expert on Hegseth's plans to livestream execution

NPR | By Michel Martin

Published October 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM CDT

Military justice expert Eugene Fidell of Yale Law School speaks to NPR about the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of a convicted mass murderer.

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