STEVE INSKEEP, host: The US Supreme Court says Jose Padilla can be transferred out of military      custody so that he can be prosecuted in criminal court in Florida.  But      the high court also said it will decide whether to hear Padilla's appeal      of his designation as an enemy combatant.  Now the Justice Department      argued that since Padilla now faces criminal charges, there was no need      for the Supreme Court to hear arguments about his enemy combatant status.      An appeals court refused to transfer Padilla, saying it seemed the      Justice Department was trying to influence the Supreme Court, cause it      not to review the president's powers, a review that the administration      could plausibly lose.  Supreme Court did not say whether it will hear      Padilla's appeal, just that it will consider doing so, so the justices      could still decide that the enemy combatant issue is moot.  Padilla's      attorney and the Justice Department both said that they were pleased with      the US Supreme Court's order.
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Jose Padilla can be transferred out of military custody and prosecuted in criminal court in Florida. Padilla had been held as an "enemy combatant" against the United States and faces terrorism charges.