RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. et al v. City and County of Denver, Colorado et al

  1. April 15, 2026

    Denver Seeks To End Strip Clubs' Wage Theft Suit

    Strip club operators that repeatedly failed to halt Denver's $14 million wage theft investigation in state court cannot relitigate those same challenges in federal court, the city told a Colorado federal court Wednesday.

  2. May 30, 2025

    Colo. Judge Won't Halt $14M Wage Fines Against Strip Clubs

    A group of strip clubs made "conclusory assertions" in their bid to dodge $14 million in fines the city of Denver lodged against them for pay practice allegations, a Colorado federal judge ruled, saying that the entities didn't prove a constitutional violation.

  3. March 10, 2025

    Denver Strip Clubs Challenge $14M Wage Theft Fines

    The city of Denver engaged in "shocking and unconstitutional government overreach" by conducting unlawful probes into a group of strip clubs' pay practices and ordering them to pay almost $14 million in fines, the entities told a Colorado federal court.