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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Wainwright
Wainwright
Brister
Brister

In 2008, they participated together in 73 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 52/73 71.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/73 2.7%
Agreed on judgment 59/73 80.8%
Disagreed on judgment 14/73 19.2%

And 31 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 15/31 48.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/31 6.5%
Agreed on judgment 17/31 54.8%
Disagreed on judgment 14/31 45.2%
 

Within those 31 cases that had a dissent:

15 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment