Bowers v. Hardwick
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Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) is a U.S. Supreme Court decision in which a Georgia Law was upheld as constitutional. Before Lawrence v. Texas, the Bowers case concluded that sodomy between consenting adults is a criminal act. The Constitution does not confer a fundamental right upon homosexuals to engage in sodomy. None of the fundamental rights announced in this Court's prior cases involving family relationships, marriage, or procreation bear any resemblance to the right asserted in this case. Pp 190-191