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Voting-affinity data
for the 2016 Term
(September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016)

Hecht
Hecht
Boyd
Boyd

In 2016, they participated together in 61 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 44/61 72.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/61 1.6%
Agreed on judgment 49/61 80.3%
Disagreed on judgment 12/61 19.7%

And 16 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 3/16 18.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/16 6.2%
Agreed on judgment 4/16 25.0%
Disagreed on judgment 12/16 75.0%
 

Within those 16 cases that had a dissent:

12 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment