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Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.

The Supreme Court rules in a 5-3 vote that workers in some cases can win age discrimination claims in court without proving intentional discrimination. The court said employers adopting policies that disproportionately affect workers over the age of 40 can be sued.

Lawyer Johnnie Cochran, who led the defense team that won an acquittal for O.J. Simpson, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of a brain tumor at age 67. A look back at the life and career of the celebrity attorney who became a household name, thanks to the Simpson trial.

President Bush is about to check one item off his second-term agenda. He will sign a bill Friday that aims to curb class-action lawsuits. The president and congressional Republicans hope this will be the first step toward their goal of overhauling the civil justice system.

A federal judge rejects for a second time a request by Terri Schiavo's parents to restore their daughter's feeding tube. The U.S. Supreme Court and Florida judges rebuffed the parents' appeals Thursday.

The Supreme Court hears a case that tests whether local governments may force homeowners to sell their land so that private companies can redevelop the area to create jobs and generate tax revenue. A group of homeowners in New London, Conn., argues that eminent domain should only be invoked for public projects such as roads or schools.

Authorities in Georgia apprehend Brian Nichols, the man police say killed a judge, a court reporter and a deputy Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse. Police have not yet linked Nichols to a fourth death. The body of a U.S. Customs agent was found Saturday. His truck was found outside the apartment in Duluth, Ga., where Nichols was arrested.

People on the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota struggle to come to grips with Monday's high school shooting. Authorities continue to piece together the events. Jeff Weise, 16, shot and killed nine people -- including seven at his school -- before killing himself, despite security measures at the school.

Supreme Court justices decline to hear the appeals of two prominent American journalists facing jail terms. Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper face jail time on contempt charges for refusing to name sources in an investigation of a leak of a CIA agent's name.

Classes resume at Minnesota's Red Lake High School, three weeks after a teen gunman killed nine people before taking his own life. Students will attend class in an older part of the school, avoiding the area where the shootings took place. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Robertson reports.