New York terrorism trial set Jan. 7 for bin Laden's son-in-law
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A federal judge has set a January trial date for a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who was brought to the United States to face terrorism charges.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan announced the Jan. 7 date for Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (SOO'-lay-mahn AH'-boo GAYTH) in a one-sentence order filed in the case on Tuesday.
Kaplan said at a hearing Monday that it was "extremely troublesome" that a trial could not be held this fall because across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, meant public defenders would not have enough time to prepare.
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Ghaith was brought to the United States last month to face charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He has pleaded not guilty.