Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Federal Supreme Court could hear the application despite failure to exhaust the cantonal remedy route in a social welfare dispute.
Decisione estratta
The Court could not hear the case because the mandatory cantonal appellate remedy to the Aargau Administrative Court had not been used.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Supreme Court is generally a court of review only; the inner-cantonal remedies must be exhausted first. Under Aargau law, the Administrative Court is the first appellate instance against decisions of the Department, including complaints for denial or delay of justice.