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Voting-affinity data
for the 2016 Term
(September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016)

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2016, they participated together in 89 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 72/89 80.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 5/89 5.6%
Agreed on judgment 77/89 86.5%
Disagreed on judgment 12/89 13.5%

And 23 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 6/23 26.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 5/23 21.7%
Agreed on judgment 11/23 47.8%
Disagreed on judgment 12/23 52.2%
 

Within those 23 cases that had some split opinions:

12 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment