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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Blacklock
Blacklock
Boyd
Boyd

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 637 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 540/637 84.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 35/637 5.5%
Agreed on judgment 575/637 90.3%
Disagreed on judgment 62/637 9.7%

And 148 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 51/148 34.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 35/148 23.6%
Agreed on judgment 86/148 58.1%
Disagreed on judgment 62/148 41.9%
 

Within those 148 cases that had some split opinions:

51 cases:
Joined the same opinions

35 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

62 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment