It's safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called "Art Modell Law" in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn't on anyone's mind.

The Browns filed a complaint in federal court on Oct. 24, 2024, requesting a declaratory judgment against the city’s plan to invoke the Modell Law by arguing that it’s “unconstitutional on its face” ...

On January 14, 2025, the City filed a lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas seeking to enforce the Modell Law against the Browns and the Haslam Sports Group (HSG) to prevent their ...

CLEVELAND — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the city of Cleveland have each filed motions seeking to overturn the Browns' federal lawsuit that attempts to have the so-called "Art Modell Law ...

The lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court alleges the Browns are ignoring the state’s Modell Law, which in part requires the team be made available for sale for a six-month period before ...

That messy situation led to the enactment of the “Modell Law, ” which in part says that any professional sports team that uses state funding for its facility for home games can't leave without ...

One week after the announcement, the Browns filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to declare the Modell Law, which requires any Ohio team playing in a tax-supported facility to give the city or ...

With Governor Kathy Hochul recently signing the Fashion Workers Act into law, New York has taken a step forward in protecting ...

It’s safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called “Art Modell Law” in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn’t on ...