Judge Deal Got Boost From Lott

• By Paul Kane
• Roll Call Staff
• May 31, 2005, Midnight

After abandoning the negotiations with a declaration that he wanted to see up-or-down votes for all judges, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) quietly made a late, brief re-entry into the talks that resulted in a bipartisan deal short-circuiting the “nuclear” option efforts.