On the surface, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh share much in common. They are both judicial conservatives, both self-professed originalists, both former federal appellate court judges with respected records, and both were appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by the same president.
Yet there are certain legal issues that have brought out notable differences between them. The Supreme Court's recent 5–4 decision in Pitchford v. Cain offers a fascinating case in point.