Among the 13 decisions rendered by the court last week, four others were also worthy of note. By thin 5-4 majorities in all cases save one, the court:
> Upheld the conviction of Martin Luther King and others for marching in Birmingham in 1963 in defiance of a local court order (see THE NATION).
> Upheld the right of a union to collect union-imposed fines from members who ignore a majority strike vote and cross the picket line. In dissenting, Justice Black noted that the National Labor Relations Act makes it an unfair labor practice for a union to "restrain or coerce" employees...
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