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 .

赖安借用一句大家耳熟能详的话来总结他的演讲。这句出自布莱克门大法官，1994年他的职业生涯的结束时说的话。宣称，在任何情境之下，他都不认为死刑符合宪法精神。

Justice marshall-now retired-wrote a stinging dissent , joined by justices brennan also retired , white and blackmun .

马绍尔法官写了一份很尖锐的异议现已撤回，参与人员有布伦南法官也已撤回、怀特和布莱克门。