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Voting-affinity data
for the 2016 Term
(September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016)

Johnson
Johnson
Brown
Brown

In 2016, they participated together in 87 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 77/87 88.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/87 1.1%
Agreed on judgment 78/87 89.7%
Disagreed on judgment 9/87 10.3%

And 23 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 13/23 56.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/23 4.3%
Agreed on judgment 14/23 60.9%
Disagreed on judgment 9/23 39.1%
 

Within those 23 cases that had some split opinions:

13 cases:
Joined the same opinions