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

Blacklock
Blacklock
Hecht
Hecht

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 387 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 334/387 86.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/387 5.2%
Agreed on judgment 354/387 91.5%
Disagreed on judgment 33/387 8.5%

And 98 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 45/98 45.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/98 20.4%
Agreed on judgment 65/98 66.3%
Disagreed on judgment 33/98 33.7%
 

Within those 98 cases that had some split opinions:

45 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

33 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment