5/5/12: 9/11 suspects arraigned at military tribunal

5/2/12: ACLU sought access to 9/11 trial testimony

4/19/12: Uighur Guantanamo detainees released to El Salvador

4/9/12: Chief Guantanamo judge sets trial date for 9/11 accused

4/4/12: DOD referred charges against 9/11 suspects to military commission

3/30/12: Human rights court agreed to hear Guantanamo detainee case

3/10/12: Five Guantanamo detainees agreed to Qatar transfer

2/20/12: Chief Guantanamo judge protected confidentiality of attorney-client mail

2/8/12: Lawyer for 9/11 suspect challenged government review of legal correspondence

1/17/12: Guantanamo commander defended policy of reading prisoner mail

1/16/12: Algeria court sentenced former Guantanamo detainee to prison

1/8/12: Guantanamo chief defense counsel refused to allow review of attorney letters

12/28/11: Guantanamo rule change required review of attorney letters in 9/11 cases

4/4/11: Holder announced 9/11 conspirators to face military trials

1/19/11: Obama administration announced it may resume military commissions

1/7/11: Obama signed law barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial

12/22/10: Congress approved defense spending bill preventing US trials for Guantanamo detainees

10/6/10: Former Guantanamo detainee sued US government

4/28/10: Pentagon released military commissions manual

4/7/10: Former Guantanamo detainee sued US government for torture

3/26/10: US defense secretary appointed top military commissions authority

2/17/10: Federal judge dismissed Guantanamo detainee wrongful death suit

1/29/10: DOJ ethics report cleared 'torture memo' lawyers

1/22/10: Two Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria

12/2/09: Albania announced willingness to accept more detainees

11/13/09: Holder announced federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators

11/5/09: Senate defeated proposal to prevent 9/11 suspects from being tried in federal court

10/28/09: Obama signed bill allowing transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial

10/6/09: Holder said Guantanamo may not close by January deadline

9/21/09: Military judge granted government 60-day continuance in Guantanamo trial

9/16/09: Hungary accepted Guantanamo detainee

7/29/09: Ireland agreed to take 2 Guantanamo detainees

7/23/09: UN rights investigators denied access to Guantanamo detention facility

7/20/09: Federal court suppressed Guantanamo detainee 'torture' statements

6/29/09: DOJ released report saying Guantanamo detainees have limited constitutional protections

6/26/09: Senate committee defense budget included military commission reforms

6/25/09: UN rights chief protested degraded torture conventions

6/20/09: Portugal agreed to take up to 3 Guantanamo detainees

6/15/09: CIA released documents describing Guantanamo detainee torture

5/26/09: Tunisia prepared to accept 10 Guantanamo detainees

5/21/09: Obama defended Guantanamo closure plan

5/19/09: Military judge granted government motion to delay Guantanamo case

4/23/09: Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claimed torture prior to authorization

4/16/09: DOJ released secret CIA interrogation memos

4/14/09: Guantanamo detainee alleged continued abuse in interview

4/6/09: Austria refused to accept Guantanamo detainees

4/3/09: France accepted one Guantanamo detainee

3/16/09: Red Cross deemed CIA interrogation tactics torture

3/13/09: Obama DOJ dropped 'enemy combatant' classification

2/24/09: Spain agreed to accept Guantanamo detainees

1/22/09: Obama ordered Guantanamo prison closed within a year

1/21/09: Guantanamo judge granted Obama suspension of commission

1/20/09: Obama directed prosecutors to seek Guantanamo military commissions delay

1/5/09: UN torture investigator called on countries to accept Guantanamo detainees

10/28/08: Federal judge ruled on meaning of 'enemy combatant'

10/10/08: Obama advisers began planning Guantanamo prison closure

6/12/08: Supreme Court ruled Guantanamo detainees have habeas corpus privilege

6/5/08: Alleged 9/11 conspirators arraigned before military commission

3/29/08: Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee described torture allegations

3/13/08: ACLU sued for Guantanamo full hearing transcripts

2/26/08: International bar association called for Guantanamo closure

12/11/07: Guantanamo detainee alleged CIA has torture photos

10/29/07: UN rights expert urged US to prosecute or release Guantanamo prisoners

3/30/07: Guantanamo detainee claimed torture prompted confession to USS Cole bombing

3/5/07: Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee alleged torture, Koran desecration

10/17/06: President Bush signed Military Commissions Act

10/3/06: UK balked at US bid to return British Guantanamo detainees

9/6/06: Bush confirmed existence of secret CIA prisons

6/29/06: Supreme Court ruled military commissions illegal

6/11/06: Military officials claimed Guantanamo detainees concealed suicides

6/10/06: Three Guantanamo detainees died in apparent suicide pact

5/10/06: UK Attorney General called for closure of Guantanamo Bay

4/21/06: US announced release of 100 Guantanamo detainees

10/9/05: Freed Egyptian detainee said Guantanamo torture put him in wheelchair

6/15/05: Specter opened hearings on detainee rights

6/1/05: Australian detainee claimed charges violate international law

10/27/04: Amnesty International chided US over prisoner treatment

1/11/02: First detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay