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

Busby
Busby
Boyd
Boyd

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 128 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 106/128 82.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/128 5.5%
Agreed on judgment 113/128 88.3%
Disagreed on judgment 15/128 11.7%

And 32 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 10/32 31.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/32 21.9%
Agreed on judgment 17/32 53.1%
Disagreed on judgment 15/32 46.9%
 

Within those 32 cases that had some split opinions:

15 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment