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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Devine
Devine
Brown
Brown

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 517 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 459/517 88.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/517 4.1%
Agreed on judgment 480/517 92.8%
Disagreed on judgment 37/517 7.2%

And 127 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 69/127 54.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/127 16.5%
Agreed on judgment 90/127 70.9%
Disagreed on judgment 37/127 29.1%
 

Within those 127 cases that had some split opinions:

69 cases:
Joined the same opinions

21 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

37 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment