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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Bland
Bland
Devine
Devine

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 264 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 220/264 83.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/264 4.9%
Agreed on judgment 233/264 88.3%
Disagreed on judgment 31/264 11.7%

And 96 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 52/96 54.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/96 13.5%
Agreed on judgment 65/96 67.7%
Disagreed on judgment 31/96 32.3%
 

Within those 96 cases that had some split opinions:

52 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

31 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment