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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2021)

Bland
Bland
Devine
Devine

In 2010-2021, they participated together in 128 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 106/128 82.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/128 0.8%
Agreed on judgment 111/128 86.7%
Disagreed on judgment 17/128 13.3%

And 36 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 18/36 50.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/36 2.8%
Agreed on judgment 19/36 52.8%
Disagreed on judgment 17/36 47.2%
 

Within those 36 cases that had a dissent:

18 cases:
Joined the same opinions

17 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment