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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Bland
Bland
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In 2012-2024, they participated together in 487 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 441/487 90.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/487 4.3%
Agreed on judgment 462/487 94.9%
Disagreed on judgment 25/487 5.1%

And 118 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 72/118 61.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/118 17.8%
Agreed on judgment 93/118 78.8%
Disagreed on judgment 25/118 21.2%
 

Within those 118 cases that had some split opinions:

72 cases:
Joined the same opinions

21 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

25 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment