A federal judge has rejected a new motion to dismiss charges against Jose Padilla over allegations he was tortured in U.S. military custody. Padilla is accused of aiding al-Qaeda. He was jailed without charge after initially being accused of plotting a dirty bomb attack and labeled an enemy combatant. Padilla was held in extreme isolation without almost any human contact for about 1,300 days and denied an attorney for nearly two years. His attorneys say he was tortured to the point where is now incapable of assisting in his own defense. The trial is scheduled to start next week.