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

Blacklock
Blacklock
Busby
Busby

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 272 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 219/272 80.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/272 3.3%
Agreed on judgment 241/272 88.6%
Disagreed on judgment 30/272 11.0%

And 66 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 27/66 40.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/66 13.6%
Agreed on judgment 36/66 54.5%
Disagreed on judgment 30/66 45.5%
 

Within those 66 cases that had a dissent:

27 cases:
Joined the same opinions

9 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

30 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment