US EditionCleveland Law Firm Files Suit to Prevent Browns From Using Unclaimed State Funds to Build Domed Stadium in Brook Park
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 9 – The lawsuit argues that using $600 million of unclaimed funds to finance the Browns stadium violates Ohio's constitution by misappropriating private property held by the state.
- Earlier this week, Dennis Kucinich filed court papers supporting the July 5 class action by Dann and Crossman to block Ohio's use of $600 million in unclaimed funds for Browns stadium.
- In June, Ohio’s budget signed by Governor DeWine allowed the state to claim unclaimed funds after 10 years, allocating $600 million for Browns stadium.
- Ohio's nearly $4.8 billion unclaimed funds, with $600 million for Browns stadium, is challenged as an 'illegal taking' violating U.S. and Ohio constitutions, as Crossman claims the state 'intends to steal' private property.
- A successful lawsuit would halt $600 million in stadium funding, blocking the state's seizure of unclaimed funds for the Browns project.
- Beyond Cleveland, the case could set a precedent for unclaimed funds use, influencing teams like the Cincinnati Bengals and potentially saving Ohio $400 million in debt service, experts say.
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Columbus Jewish NewsAttorneys file suit challenging Ohio’s Cleveland Browns stadium funding plan
Jeff Crossman. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original article.)A legal team led by former Democratic state Rep. Jeff Crossman has filed a class action lawsuit challenging Ohio’s plan to pay for a new Cleveland Browns stadium. The state budget finds the money by taking ownership of unclaimed funds left in the state’s care for more than 10 years. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE The lawsuit conte…
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Lawsuit challenges plan to use unclaimed funds for new Cleveland Browns stadium
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Suit filed over funding plan for Browns' stadium
Ohio Republicans' strategy for funding a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns using residents' unclaimed funds violates multiple provisions of the state and federal constitutions, according to a class action lawsuit filed in county court.
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