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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Bland
Bland
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 126 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 97/126 77.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/126 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 109/126 86.5%
Disagreed on judgment 17/126 13.5%

And 35 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 14/35 40.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/35 11.4%
Agreed on judgment 18/35 51.4%
Disagreed on judgment 17/35 48.6%
 

Within those 35 cases that had a dissent:

14 cases:
Joined the same opinions

17 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment