In 2002, Weingust argued that the City of Toronto had no right to charge ticket scalpers with an offense. He argued that a bylaw requiring a licence to sell "goods, wares or merchandise" did not specifically cover the sale of tickets, and therefore could not be used to prosecute scalpers.
In 2002, Weingust argued that Toronto's municipal government had no right to charge ticket resellers with an offense. He maintained that a bylaw requiring a license to sell "merchandise" was too broad and did not specifically cover the sale of tickets, thus rendering it invalid for prosecuting scalpers.