In October, the American and British supreme courts both kicked off their 2009-10 terms. Beyond the debut of rookie Justice Sonia Sotomayor, this was not particularly big news in the United States.

In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future. By David Gelles The Girlguiding organization and the Women’s Institute both said a court ...

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Shares in British lenders surged on Monday after a Supreme Court ruling on motor finance claims last week went largely in their favour, although it still left banks facing ...

Wendy Stephenson waves away any suggestion that she is courageous. “I don’t think I’m brave,” she says. “I think any right-minded person would do it. People say it’s ‘brave’, but I can’t just stand by ...