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,

The Browns look forward to expeditiously resolving all of the parties' claims in the litigation pending,' the team's attorney wrote of the ongoing stadium saga.

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,

The mayor sat down with News 5 just a few hours after announcing a $70 million federal grant for a lakefront land bridge and a reconfiguration of the Shoreway.

CLEVELAND — As 2024 comes to a close, the war between the Browns and the city of Cleveland rages on. In a letter obtained by 3News Monday, Mayor Justin Bibb told Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam the city intends to invoke the so-called "Modell Law" in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb has sent a letter to the Cleveland Browns, telling them the city intends to enforce the Modell Law, which gives the city or local residents the ...

Lawyers for Cleveland and the Browns sparred in letters Thursday afternoon and continue building their playbooks for court as the debate heats up over the future of Huntington Bank Field.

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,

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns' push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, saying the city intends to invoke the ...

The city has received nearly $130 million from the Department of Transportation since October for the project that will connect downtown Cleveland to the lakefront.

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

Ohio — The Cleveland Browns' push to move out of the city and play in a proposed domed stadium has encountered a new road block. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb sent a letter to owners Dee and Jimmy ...