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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

Hecht
Hecht
Boyd
Boyd

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 257 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 217/257 84.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/257 3.9%
Agreed on judgment 227/257 88.3%
Disagreed on judgment 30/257 11.7%

And 60 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 20/60 33.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/60 16.7%
Agreed on judgment 30/60 50.0%
Disagreed on judgment 30/60 50.0%
 

Within those 60 cases that had some split opinions:

20 cases:
Joined the same opinions

30 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment