fitness for office
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From 401 U.S. 265 - Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy · 1971Most cited · 949 citing opinions
a charge of criminal conduct, no matter how remote in time or place, can never be irrelevant to an official's or a candidate's fitness for office for purposes of application of the 'knowing falsehood or reckless disregard' rule of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.