The city's animal control division had suspended enforcement of the ban in 2004 after the governor signed a bill restricting local governments from outlawing certain breeds.

In 1988, a federal court ruled this requirement unconstitutional, leading the Wisconsin Supreme Court to suspend enforcement of the mandatory membership rule.

The drop compelled regulators to suspend enforcement of the rules, and the stock market began to recover.

"Congress has the power and authority to suspend enforcement" until further studies are made "but chose not to do so," Judge Carr wrote in the ruling.

Pending the outcome of that litigation, the city is under court order to suspend enforcement of the ban.

Referring to Mr. Clinton's plan to suspend enforcement of the homosexual ban, the official said, "Nobody would be discharged.

Mr. Rushdie was accused of blasphemy and condemned to death in a religious edict 10 years ago, but the government has suspended enforcement.

They asked the F.A.A. to suspend enforcement of the rule until a lawsuit they filed against the agency is resolved.

But right from the start, he was supported by the Police Chief, Ray Fjetland, who suspended enforcement of the syringe law.

Until the order was ready, the military would suspend enforcement of the ban.