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

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 261 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 235/261 90.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/261 5.0%
Agreed on judgment 248/261 95.0%
Disagreed on judgment 13/261 5.0%

And 62 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 36/62 58.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/62 21.0%
Agreed on judgment 49/62 79.0%
Disagreed on judgment 13/62 21.0%
 

Within those 62 cases that had some split opinions:

36 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

13 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment