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

Blacklock
Blacklock
Boyd
Boyd

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 238 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 210/238 88.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/238 3.4%
Agreed on judgment 218/238 91.6%
Disagreed on judgment 20/238 8.4%

And 54 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 26/54 48.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/54 14.8%
Agreed on judgment 34/54 63.0%
Disagreed on judgment 20/54 37.0%
 

Within those 54 cases that had some split opinions:

26 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment