Fisher v. Harter

Ruled that a statute granting peremptory grounds to state legislators to obtain continuances or extensions of fixed court dates or deadlines was unconstitutional on its face under the separation-of-powers doctrine; the statute bypassed constitutional and statutory powers vested in the judiciary and usurped the discretion residing in the judiciary to grant or deny motions for continuance when state legislators were concerned in the matter. The motorist’s constitutional challenge was not moot because requests for continuances under statute were likely to recur.