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Suffolk weighs appeal in term-limits case

Originally published: November 13, 2012 9:21 PM
Updated: November 13, 2012 10:07 PM
By RICK BRAND  rick.brand@newsday.com

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota speaks to

Photo credit: Ed Betz | Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota speaks to the Suffolk County Legislature in Hauppauge. (April 19, 2012)

Suffolk lawmakers on Wednesday will face the politically charged issue of whether to appeal a court ruling that threw out part of the county's 12-year term limit for elected officials and could free Democratic District Attorney Thomas Spota to run for a fourth term next year.

The sensitive measure comes up for its first test Wednesday in the county legislature's Ways and Means Committee. The...

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