Also of note are donations by Ron Motley and Fred Thompson, of South Carolina's Motley Rice. Former Motley Rice attorney Jack McConnell represented North Dakota during the tobacco litigation. The 46-state settlement reached in 1998 has an estimated...

For one thing, she’s got some very politically inconvenient contributions. Like a $500 contribution from disgraced former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (of Client 9 fame). And $40,000 in contributions from employees of the Motley Rice law firm, where...

Back when Heitkamp served as North Dakota’s Attorney General she appointed trial lawyer Jack McConnell as the state’s legal counsel in the class action lawsuit against the tobacco industry. McConnell, who has since been appointed to the federal bench...

The first minister was responding to a call from the Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont's call for an apology from him to Scotland for his "serious error of judgement". Mr Salmond hit back saying the former Royal Bank of Scotland boss was not...

Jack McConnell faced his most challenging interview to date, as he was grilled by pupils from St Lourdes Secondary. The former First Minister was quizzed by pupils on his time as Scotland’s leader and the challenges he faced, as well as topical subjects...

A cult of personality exists around him. He is the Big Man, without political equal or rival in his homeland. He moves with the buoyancy and swagger of one who feels that these could be the last days of the United Kingdom. Many of his old adversaries -...