Overview

• Cleveland attorneys asked U.S. District Judge David Ruiz to reconsider or certify his May 23 decision allowing the Browns to file an amended lawsuit challenging Ohio’s Modell Law.
• The Browns argue the 1996 statute is unconstitutionally vague and doesn’t apply because they’re remaining in the region and won’t be under lease when they relocate 12 miles to Brook Park.
• Cleveland originally sued in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to enforce the law’s requirement that teams built with public funds must offer themselves for sale before relocating.
• The Ohio House approved $600 million in bonds for the Brook Park project and the Senate is expected to vote by late June, with a final funding decision due next month.
• The Browns plan to break ground by the end of 2026 on a $2.4 billion covered stadium and aim to open it for the 2029 NFL season.