<P> Warren 's leadership was characterized by remarkable consensus on the court , particularly in some of the most controversial cases . These included Brown v. Board of Education , Gideon v. Wainwright , and Cooper v. Aaron , which were unanimously decided , as well as Abington School District v. Schempp and Engel v. Vitale , each striking down religious recitations in schools with only one dissent . In an unusual action , the decision in Cooper was personally signed by all nine justices , with the three new members of the Court adding that they supported and would have joined the Court 's decision in Brown v. Board . </P>
what did the majority of supreme court cases in the 1960 's have in common
remarkable consensus on the court