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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020)

Busby
Busby
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 94 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 77/94 81.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/94 2.1%
Agreed on judgment 83/94 88.3%
Disagreed on judgment 11/94 11.7%

And 25 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 12/25 48.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/25 8.0%
Agreed on judgment 14/25 56.0%
Disagreed on judgment 11/25 44.0%
 

Within those 25 cases that had a dissent:

12 cases:
Joined the same opinions

11 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment