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Janison: Appeals sought in term-limit case

December 30, 2012 5:23 PM By DAN JANISON dan.janison@newsday.com

Peter Nichols Jr. and his lawyer are trying

Photo credit: Richard Slattery (2009) | Peter Nichols Jr. and his lawyer are trying to defend Suffolk County's term-limit law as enacted.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (Dec. 20, 2011) Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone

Has a flaw in Suffolk's term limit law been fixed -- or is it just that the political fix is in?

Lawyer Bruce Plesser seems to subscribe to the latter position. "This is the biggest power play I've ever heard of in the history of Suffolk County," he declared Friday.

The background: In September, state Supreme Court Justice Ralph Gazzillo voided the county's law imposing term limits on...

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