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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Bland
Bland
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In 2020-2023, they participated together in 374 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 338/374 90.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/374 4.0%
Agreed on judgment 353/374 94.4%
Disagreed on judgment 21/374 5.6%

And 96 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 60/96 62.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/96 15.6%
Agreed on judgment 75/96 78.1%
Disagreed on judgment 21/96 21.9%
 

Within those 96 cases that had some split opinions:

60 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

21 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment