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Attorney faces arrest after litany of Catholic slurs in court filings

A judge has ordered the arrest of a Minnesota attorney who apparently filed a memo filled with offensive slurs and then failed to show up for a hearing on the statements. The attorney is part a small religious group that some former members describe as a cult.
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A judge has ordered the arrest of a Minnesota attorney who apparently filed a memo filled with offensive slurs and then failed to show up for a hearing on the statements. The attorney is part a small religious group that some former members describe as a cult.

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