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

Devine
Devine
Bland
Bland

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 489 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 437/489 89.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/489 3.7%
Agreed on judgment 455/489 93.0%
Disagreed on judgment 34/489 7.0%

And 117 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 65/117 55.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/117 15.4%
Agreed on judgment 83/117 70.9%
Disagreed on judgment 34/117 29.1%
 

Within those 117 cases that had some split opinions:

65 cases:
Joined the same opinions

18 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

34 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment