SeatGeek, Vivid Seats and other plaintiffs have filed suit against Washington, D.C., seeking to block the district’s RESALE Act, which would cap ticket resale markups at 10%. The companies are asking for a preliminary injunction ahead of the law’s scheduled start date of January 1, 2027.
The legal challenge sets up a fight over how far local governments can go in regulating the secondary ticketing market, an issue that has drawn growing scrutiny from lawmakers and consumer advocates nationwide.
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