The measure would tighten the city's cabaret-licensing law to prohibit clubs with capacities of 200 or more people from opening within 200 feet of residential buildings.

The Basic Agreement prohibits clubs from acting in concert, and if the owners decide as a group that they're not going to peruse free agents until they want to, they could be found guilty of collusion.

The rules of free agency prohibit clubs from acting in concert with other clubs, and the players contend the owners have violated that provision of the collective bargaining agreement.

Soho House has recently explored opening a branch in New York, but has been stalled by local laws prohibiting for-profit, members-only clubs.

Today, laws in many states, including New York, prohibit clubs from selling lifetime memberships, or dipping into members' checking accounts without written permission.

But baseball, in accordance with United States law, prohibits clubs from scouting in Cuba or any country affected by sanctions.

The Supreme Court agreed today to review the constitutionality of a New York City law that prohibits large social clubs from excluding women as members.

Federal regulations prohibit clubs from advertising for new members and N.A.I.C.-sponsored groups tend to hit their membership ceilings quickly.

The council acted on the basis of the provision in the Major League Agreement, which all owners sign, that prohibits clubs from suing the commissioner.