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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020)

Guzman
Guzman
Brown
Brown

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 251 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 225/251 89.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/251 4.8%
Agreed on judgment 237/251 94.4%
Disagreed on judgment 14/251 5.6%

And 59 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 33/59 55.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/59 20.3%
Agreed on judgment 45/59 76.3%
Disagreed on judgment 14/59 23.7%
 

Within those 59 cases that had some split opinions:

33 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment