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Cleveland Browns respond to Mayor Bibb’s threat to enforce Modell Law: See you in court
The Cleveland Browns have responded to Mayor Justin Bibb’s letter invoking the “Modell Law” with a clear message: We’re ready to hash this out in court. Anthony White, who heads the Thompson Hine law firm that’s representing the Browns,
Browns tell City they will not comply with Modell law, want decision made in court
Documents released by the City of Cleveland Thursday show the city and the Cleveland Browns are ready to take the “Modell Law” lawsuit to court. The City has expressed, on multiple occasions, its intent to enforce the “Modell Law” in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a Browns’ move to Brook Park.
Browns, City of Cleveland spar over Modell Law threat
The letter, from head Thompson Hine attorney Anthony White, makes clear that team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are ready to directly challenge the validity of the Modell Law — something that hasn't been done since the law was passed in 1996 — via the lawsuit the team filed against the city in October 2024,
I-Team: Browns respond to city demand on Modell Law in stadium fight
The FOX 8 I-Team has found the legal fight over the Cleveland Browns moving to build a dome in Brook park just got messier and nastier.
Cleveland threatens to use ‘Modell Law’ to keep Browns from leaving city, playing in proposed dome
The Cleveland Browns’ push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block.
Bibb invokes 'Modell Law' with Browns, sets deadline for response
Bibb closes the letter by telling the Browns that if they do not respond to the letter by January 9, 2025, or "do not intend to comply with R.C. § 9.67 or the terms of the Browns’ contractual obligations," the city "will take appropriate legal action."
Cleveland Mayor Invokes ‘Modell Law’ to Block Browns Move
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb emailed a letter to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam on Monday threatening legal action via Ohio Revised Code 9.67—more popularly known as the “Art Modell law”—unless the Browns provide “the City or others with the opportunity to purchase the team,
City of Cleveland invokes Modell Law in hopes of keeping Browns Downtown
The City of Cleveland has announced it is invoking the Modell Law in response to the Cleveland Browns potentially moving to Brook Park.
Cleveland mayor invokes Modell Law to block Browns move to Brook Park
Named for the former Browns owner who moved the team to Baltimore in 1996, the Modell law requires Ohio owners whose teams play in taxpayer-funded stadiums to get permission from their home city or give six-month notice with a chance for the city or an investor “in the area” to offer to buy the team.
Daily Dawg Chow 1/10: Browns news, team and city of Cleveland battle in court over ‘Modell Law’ and more
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What is Modell Law? How the OH state law could stop the Cleveland Browns from relocating.
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 ...
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Cleveland threatening to use ‘Modell Law’ to keep Browns in city
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. The ...