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On Friday U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten handed anti-choice terrorist Angel Dillard a win, ruling Dillard doesn't have to disclose "ministerial discussions" she had with Scott Roeder, the man convicted of murdering abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.

As reported in the Topeka Capital-Journal, Marten's ruling reversed an earlier decision that Dillard's communications with Roeder were not protected by the ministerial exception because Dillard is not an ordained minister. But Marten held that Dillard was acting as a lay minister and was therefore entitled to the protection. It's an incredible expansion of the privilege and one which the radical anti-choice community is no doubt taking notice.

Dillard is accused of sending a threatening letter to Dr. Mila Means who was training to provide abortion services after Tiller's murder. According to the Department of Justice complaint against Dillard, the letter to Means mentioned Tiller's assassination and warned Means against providing abortion services in Wichita. http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/rhrealitycheck/judge-rules-anti-choi
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