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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020)

Hecht
Hecht
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 242 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 217/242 89.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/242 2.9%
Agreed on judgment 224/242 92.6%
Disagreed on judgment 18/242 7.4%

And 56 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 31/56 55.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/56 12.5%
Agreed on judgment 38/56 67.9%
Disagreed on judgment 18/56 32.1%
 

Within those 56 cases that had some split opinions:

31 cases:
Joined the same opinions

18 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment