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Spota sues over Suffolk term limit law

Suffolk County District attorney Thomas Spota in his

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County District attorney Thomas Spota in his Hauppauge office. (Dec. 16, 2011)

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota, who is term-limited and will not be able to seek re-election next year, has filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court challenging the legality of the county's term limit law.

Spota, a Democrat, is joined in the suit by Conservative Sheriff Vincent DeMarco and Republican County Clerk Judith Pascale, in claiming the 1993 law restricting Suffolk's elected...

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