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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 370 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 315/370 85.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/370 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 327/370 88.4%
Disagreed on judgment 43/370 11.6%

And 93 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 38/93 40.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/93 12.9%
Agreed on judgment 50/93 53.8%
Disagreed on judgment 43/93 46.2%
 

Within those 93 cases that had some split opinions:

38 cases:
Joined the same opinions

43 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment