If a federal agent acts in a way that was necessary and proper to carry out their duties, they receive immunity from state prosecution.

“And the question is, did the agent or agents act in furtherance of the duties in a way that was necessary and proper to carry out their duties? And if the answer is yes, then he gets immunity and it's game over. There will be no prosecution.”

Ticketmaster and Live Nation operate as an illegal monopoly that avoids accountability for ticket price markups by blaming third-party resellers.

“So the defense here is that you have the wrong parties. We are not responsible for the resellers. They're blaming the bot buyers and the resellers.”