As construction industry officials pore over the many rulings authored by federal appellate Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, they see a philosophy that relies on, and does not go beyond, the text of federal statutes and regulations.
Kavanaugh, whose nomination Trump announced on July 9, has been on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2006. He has drawn strong support from many congressional Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who referred to the nominee as an "all-star."