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

Blacklock
Blacklock
Boyd
Boyd

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 270 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 205/270 75.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/270 8.5%
Agreed on judgment 228/270 84.4%
Disagreed on judgment 42/270 15.6%

And 97 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 32/97 33.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/97 23.7%
Agreed on judgment 55/97 56.7%
Disagreed on judgment 42/97 43.3%
 

Within those 97 cases that had some split opinions:

32 cases:
Joined the same opinions

23 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

42 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment