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Voting-affinity data
for the 2024 Term
(September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024)

Bland
Bland
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2024, they participated together in 63 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 53/63 84.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/63 11.1%
Agreed on judgment 60/63 95.2%
Disagreed on judgment 3/63 4.8%

And 20 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 10/20 50.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/20 35.0%
Agreed on judgment 17/20 85.0%
Disagreed on judgment 3/20 15.0%
 

Within those 20 cases that had some split opinions:

10 cases:
Joined the same opinions

7 cases:
Some divergence on opinions