Majority
p. 1010Robert L. Schulz, Appellant, v Sheldon Silver, as Speaker of the State Assembly, Respondent. Decided June 26, 2014
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions
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other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, §§ 3 [b] [2]; 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).