In the cited material, which case is associated with a ruling on the constitutionality of a state anti-sodomy statute?

• A. McCleskey v. Kemp
• B. Bowers v. Hardwick
• C. Roe v. Wade
• D. Doe v. Bolton

Answer: (B)

The key idea is identifying which case tackles whether a state anti-sodomy statute passes constitutional muster. In Bowers v. Hardwick, the Supreme Court upheld Georgia’s anti-sodomy law, ruling that there is no constitutional right to engage in sodomy and that the statute did not violate the Constitution. This is the case connected to the constitutionality of a state anti-sodomy statute. It’s worth noting that this stance was later overturned by Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws as unconstitutional. The other listed cases concern abortion rights or different issues (death penalty racial considerations), so they don’t address the constitutionality of anti-sodomy statutes.