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

Boyd
Boyd
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2020, they participated together in 95 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 84/95 88.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/95 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 87/95 91.6%
Disagreed on judgment 8/95 8.4%

And 22 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 11/22 50.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/22 13.6%
Agreed on judgment 14/22 63.6%
Disagreed on judgment 8/22 36.4%
 

Within those 22 cases that had some split opinions:

11 cases:
Joined the same opinions