The ticket resale industry has taken the District of Columbia to federal court over its new cap on secondary-market prices, less than three months before the law is set to bite.
The National Association of Ticketing Professionals (NATP) — the broker trade group formerly known as the National Association of Ticket Brokers — filed suit Oct. 16 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, joined by two of its members: ASC Ticket Company of Gaithersburg, Md., and Stage Front Tickets, a Florida corporation with offices in Columbia, Md. The complaint (Case No. 1:26-cv-03620) targets a single provision of the RESALE Act: the rule barring anyone from reselling a live-event ticket for more than 110% of its original all-in price.
The plaintiffs want the cap declared unconstitutional and blocked, and say they will soon ask for a preliminary injunction. The rule applies starting Jan. 1, 2027.
What the law does
The Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2026 — D.C. Act 26-410 — passed the Council on a voice vote July 14 and was signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on Aug. 10. It cleared congressional review and became D.C. Law 26-181 on Sept. 25.
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