Browns stadium latest: What is the Art Modell law? - Fox 8 Cleveland …
Oct 25, 2024 · The law, written by former Mayor Dennis Kucinich, is meant to keep owners of professional sports teams from easily moving out of tax-supported facilities, like the Browns Stadium.
Art Modell law is ripe for legal challenges, but could help Cleveland ...
Apr 14, 2024 · Art Modell -- the locally despised former Browns owner, who uprooted the team and moved it to Baltimore in 1996 – is memorialized in an Ohio law that aptly bears his name.
Cleveland sues the Browns over Modell law
Jan 14, 2025 · CLEVELAND — The battle over the future home of the Cleveland Browns escalated Tuesday, as the city of Cleveland took legal action to try to slow a move – or stop one altogether. In a lawsuit filed...
Browns sue city of Cleveland over 'Modell Law' designed to …
Oct 25, 2024 · The NFL team said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit in federal court asking for clarification of the “Modell Law,” which the city has threatened to use to keep the Browns from leaving after their lease at lakefront Huntington Bank Field expires in 2028.
Browns sue city of Cleveland, seek clarification of 'Modell Law'
Oct 24, 2024 · The NFL team said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit in federal court asking for clarification of the "Modell Law," which the city has threatened to use to keep the Browns from leaving after their...
Browns tell City they will not comply with Modell law, want …
Jan 10, 2025 · In the documents, the City of Cleveland accuses the Browns of “abandoning the City just as the lakefront is experiencing unprecedented levels of new growth, violating their legal obligations...
City of Cleveland invokes Modell Law in hopes of keeping Browns …
Dec 30, 2024 · Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam informing them of the decision to move forward with invoking the Modell Law. In the letter, Bibb said the...
Cleveland intends to invoke Modell Law to keep Browns from …
Dec 30, 2024 · Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent the Browns a letter on Monday, informing them that the city intends to enforce the Art Modell Law to try to keep the team from moving to a domed stadium in...
Cleveland Browns file lawsuit against city of Cleveland to test ‘Modell …
Oct 24, 2024 · CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns late Thursday filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland challenging the “Modell Law,” a state law designed to stop teams from leaving cities...
Cleveland Browns file lawsuit against city over 'Modell Law' in …
Oct 24, 2024 · The Browns on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland regarding the constitutionality of the state's "Modell Law" in the stadium fight.