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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Blacklock
Blacklock
Busby
Busby

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 300 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 240/300 80.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/300 3.3%
Agreed on judgment 264/300 88.0%
Disagreed on judgment 35/300 11.7%

And 73 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 28/73 38.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/73 13.7%
Agreed on judgment 38/73 52.1%
Disagreed on judgment 35/73 47.9%
 

Within those 73 cases that had a dissent:

28 cases:
Joined the same opinions

10 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

35 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment