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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024)

Bland
Bland
Busby
Busby

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 325 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 279/325 85.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/325 6.5%
Agreed on judgment 300/325 92.3%
Disagreed on judgment 25/325 7.7%

And 118 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 72/118 61.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/118 17.8%
Agreed on judgment 93/118 78.8%
Disagreed on judgment 25/118 21.2%
 

Within those 118 cases that had some split opinions:

72 cases:
Joined the same opinions

21 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

25 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment