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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Blacklock
Blacklock
Boyd
Boyd

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 385 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 321/385 83.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/385 6.0%
Agreed on judgment 344/385 89.4%
Disagreed on judgment 41/385 10.6%

And 96 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 32/96 33.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/96 24.0%
Agreed on judgment 55/96 57.3%
Disagreed on judgment 41/96 42.7%
 

Within those 96 cases that had some split opinions:

32 cases:
Joined the same opinions

23 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

41 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment