MT: historic justice

Montana's governor has issued nearly 80 posthumous pardons to residents convicted of sedition during World War One.

From Great Falls: WWI sedition erased for 78

Wednesday, Gov. Brian Schweitzer — whose grandparents were German-speaking Russian homesteaders — issued the posthumous pardons, saying it was one of the best ways he knew to emphasize the importance of free speech.

"The Bill of Rights is not a menu. You don't order a la carte. You buy the whole meal," he told a gathering of family members of the accused.

From Missoula: Righting old wrongs

“In my box of dreams I guess I hoped that maybe someday these people could be exonerated.”