Justice blackmun had been the swing vote in league of cities .
法官布莱克曼在“城市联盟”问题上一直持左右摇摆态度。
Justice marshall-now retired-wrote a stinging dissent , joined by justices brennan , white and blackmun .
马绍尔法官写了一份很尖锐的异议，参与人员有布伦南法官、怀特和布莱克门。
Winding down his speech , ryan borrowed much-quoted language from justice blackmun , who , in 1994 , at the end of his career , had announced that under no circumstances could he consider the death penalty constitutional .
