The dispute has pitted some of the city's most prominent politicians, clergymen and civic leaders against each other.

But a dispute over how they obtain such recognition has pitted one tribe against another and many tribes against the Government.

It is the latest in a series of similar disputes pitting the Government against auto makers and truck makers.

The lawsuit is part of a wave of disputes pitting sports leagues and other live entertainment companies against news organizations.

But it had never ruled in a dispute pitting the Congress against the presidency, Justice Sanchez said today.

In Mountain Lakes, the dispute has pitted homeowner against homeowner.

The dispute over the funds has been in the courts since Mr. Muhammad's death and has pitted two of his sons against each other.

Meanwhile, another dispute pitting Hopkinson against Vehar had begun to brew.

Eugen Bobar, 60, the school principal, says that the dispute is pitting parents against children, husbands against wives.

The dispute has pitted neighbor against neighbor and set larger environmental concerns on a collision course with the homeowners' desire for sewer and water service.