Homeland Security officers deliver Jose Padilla from the Charleson, S.C., area Navy brig to Miami for trial on Jan. 5, 2006. TIM CHAPMANT / THE MIAMI HERALD

Protesters oppose holding detainees at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay during a demonstration in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 11, 2012, the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of detainees to be held at the prison. The protesters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, past the US Capitol before finishing up across the street at the US Supreme Court. SAUL LOEB / AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A March 25, 2012 file photo of the U.S. Supreme Court. JAQUELYN MARTIN / AP