The club has also been the site of a number of legal battles. It was the only club in Toronto to deliberately defy the city's bylaw against
lap dancing. When federal laws also arrived banning lap dancing, it was one of a group of clubs that brought the issue all the way to the
Supreme Court of Canada, which in the 1997
R v Mara case threw out the bans on lap dancing.[7][8][9]
^MacInnis, Craig. "A poseur's guide to the Toronto Film Fest." The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, B.C.: Aug 26, 2000. pg. E.13
^Benaroia, Iris. Rail Tale; Waitressing at the notorious strip club is an education in crass costumes and celebrity carousing National Post. Don Mills, Ont.: Feb 9, 2008. pg. TO.14
^Govani, Shinan. "From Death Star to a love nest ." National Post. Don Mills, Ont.: May 31, 2007. pg. AL.3
^Zekas, Rita. "The latest edition of The Stripping News;"
Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont.: Sep 10, 2002. pg. D.03
^English, Kathy. "Letterman's sidekick is still a Thunder Bay boy." Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont.: Jul 21, 1985. pg. D.01
^Tyler, Tracey. "Lap-dancing law given new life in court ; Judges overturn rulings favouring GTA strip clubs." Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont.: Jan 18, 2002. pg. B.05