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

Bland
Bland
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 260 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 206/260 79.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/260 3.5%
Agreed on judgment 231/260 88.8%
Disagreed on judgment 29/260 11.2%

And 61 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 23/61 37.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/61 14.8%
Agreed on judgment 32/61 52.5%
Disagreed on judgment 29/61 47.5%
 

Within those 61 cases that had a dissent:

23 cases:
Joined the same opinions

9 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

29 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment