Tomorrow, 100 years later, "we are poised to do justice," Ellison said in a tweet earlier today. The last weeks in (Minnesota) have shown us we have a need for a better quality of Justice. A pardon for Max Mason is another long-delayed step toward it," he tweeted. The case for a posthumous pardon: A letter of support dated this March said there are two reasons for the Minnesota Board of Pardons to issue "this pardon extraordinaire." According to Ellis, a posthumous pardon has never been granted before in Minnesota.

Source: CNN June 12, 2020 04:30 UTC