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

Blacklock
Blacklock
Devine
Devine

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 395 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 348/395 88.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/395 4.1%
Agreed on judgment 364/395 92.2%
Disagreed on judgment 31/395 7.8%

And 102 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 55/102 53.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/102 15.7%
Agreed on judgment 71/102 69.6%
Disagreed on judgment 31/102 30.4%
 

Within those 102 cases that had some split opinions:

55 cases:
Joined the same opinions

16 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

31 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment