(CNN) Strip clubs and lobbyists are suing the federal government to try to get access to coronavirus stimulus dollars.

In three separate lawsuits, they say they were ineligible for loans because of the types of business they run, alleging the stimulus law is infringing on their free speech and other constitutional rights.

The owners of Little Darlings strip club in Flint, Michigan, and Silk Exotic Gentlemen's Clubs in Milwaukee and Middleton, Wisconsin, brought lawsuits over the past few days against the US Small Business Administration because the businesses applied for but cannot get loans under the $2 trillion financial relief bill passed by Congress in late March. The American Association of Political Consultants and the Denver-based political firm Ridder/Braden Inc. filed another suit in Washington, DC's federal court on Tuesday, also against the Small Business Administration.

"Covid-19 is not just ravaging the health of Americans, it is also ravaging the Nation's economy," the political operatives wrote in their court papers. "The government does not have a legitimate interest during this global pandemic in preventing small businesses from obtaining much needed cash to cover payroll and health insurance for their employees just because these small businesses exercise fundamental constitutional rights."

Many small businesses are eligible for up to $10 million each through the stimulus loan program.

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