Key legal question
Whether the appeal against the earlier remand decision and the later cantonal decision was admissible despite the procedural posture.
Extracted holding
The complaint was admissible; exhaustion of cantonal remedies was excused because further appeal would have been a useless formality after the lower authority decided under binding instructions.
Extracted reasoning
When the lower authority has decided in line with the appellate court's instructions and only issues already finally decided remain in dispute, a constitutional complaint against the earlier decision is admissible.