In a sensational case that has reportedly “grabbed the attention of the legal profession,” a law firm partner accused of sexual harassment has filed a counterclaim accusing the junior lawyer suing him of defamation.

A ruling that had been criticized for making it overly difficult for companies to dismiss shareholder derivative lawsuits—cases in which shareholders sue a company’s board members for harm those directors allegedly caused the corporation— has been overturned by the Delaware Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that police use of a dog to find drugs on the porch of a suspect’s home qualifies as a “search” under the Fourth Amendment’s definition of that term, reports ABAJournal.com.