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

Green
Green
Brown
Brown

In 2017, they participated together in 79 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 75/79 94.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/79 2.5%
Agreed on judgment 77/79 97.5%
Disagreed on judgment 2/79 2.5%

And 20 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 16/20 80.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/20 10.0%
Agreed on judgment 18/20 90.0%
Disagreed on judgment 2/20 10.0%
 

Within those 20 cases that had some split opinions:

16 cases:
Joined the same opinions