Case Analysis: Bower V. Hardwick
Words: 1642 Pages: 5 4787Bowers v. Hardwick upheld the constitutionality of an anti-sodomy law in Georgia, which criminalized sodomy between consenting adults. The contested issue was whether the constitutional right of privacy encompasses homosexual sodomy between two consenting adults. Hardwick, the respondent, was charged for engaging in homosexual sodomy with an adult male in his home. The respondent filed a case in the Federal District Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Georgia anti-sodomy law. He asserted that the law violates the federal constitution […]
