The Modell Law was passed by the Ohio General Assembly in 1996 after Art Modell moved the previous Browns franchise to ...

It’s safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called “Art Modell Law” in 1996, the possibility ...

A toothless, untested, unenforceable piece of legislation that has no bearing on the team’s attempt to build a domed stadium ...

In a move to block the Cleveland Browns from moving out of the city, Cleveland mayor Justin Bibb intends to invoke Modell Law to prevent the team from relocating to a new domed stadium in Brook Park.

Cleveland made good on its promise and is suing the Browns over the NFL franchises plan to move the team to Brook Park. The lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court alleges the Browns are ...

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns' push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new roadblock. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to owners Dee and ...

The Cleveland Browns sued the City of Cleveland in federal court on Thursday, claiming an Ohio law-Revised Code 9.67, the so-called "Art Modell law"-is unconstitutional and can't legally block the ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has requested a pause or dismissal of the Browns lawsuit against the City of Cleveland regarding the Modell Law.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, saying the city intends to invoke the “Modell Law” to prevent them from leaving the Browns’ current lakefront stadium.

This week, the City of Cleveland (the City) and the State of Ohio (the State) took several key actions in the battle to prevent the Cleveland ...

The City of Cleveland has filed a case against the Cleveland Browns ownership after proposed departure from Huntington Bank Field.

The City of Cleveland returned fire Tuesday in its battle with the Haslam Sports Group. The city filed a lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas asking for one of two things: that the ...