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Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Browns continue to attack Art Modell Law as "unconstitutional"
Thirty years after the Browns left Cleveland because they couldn't get a new stadium, the Browns are attacking the law that was passed to keep the Browns from leaving Cleveland in order to get a new stadium. Dueling pieces of litigation are pending over the Art Modell Law, aimed at preventing a repeat of the team leaving town. Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have asked to amend their pending lawsuit. It's a basic procedural step that is routinely granted. The Browns continue to attack the Modell Law as unconstitutional. The team's overriding goal is to move to suburban Brook Park. The Modell Law requires the team to provide six months' notice before leaving town, with residents having a chance to buy the team. Although it's important for the city and the team to coexist, the lawyers are talking tough — as lawyers often do. 'Our actions in court are intended to ensure that the city's irresponsible and baseless attempt to apply the Modell Law to the Browns does not slow our momentum to build a world-class stadium right here in Northeast Ohio for the Browns, our fans and the entire Ohio region,' Haslam Sports Group's chief administrative officer and general counsel Ted Tywang said in a statement issued to the Plain Dealer. The Browns filed suit in federal court. The City of Cleveland filed suit in state court. The Browns view federal court, where the judge is appointed for life and not subject to an election, as the preferred forum. The city sees state court, where the judge is accountable to the ballot box, as the better place for the case to be resolved. Via the Plain Dealer, the Browns have attacked the city's lawsuit as 'legally meritless and fiscally irresponsible.' (That's how the game is played; every civil defendant sees every case filed against it as meritless or frivolous.) The team also has accused the Browns of attempting to "run out the clock so the Browns are unable to bring the Brook Park stadium to fruition by 2029, and so hold the team, its fans and the community hostage to an inferior alternative and the political whims of city managers." Even if the Browns manage to circumvent the Modell Law, they still need to strike a deal for public financing for a domed stadium at Brook Park. And they need to make it happen without the issue being put out to vote, because the citizens of very few if any cities, counties, or states would vote at this point to devote taxpayer funds to the construction of stadiums for sports teams with values approaching, if not exceeding, $10 billion.
NBC Sports
20-03-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Browns continue to attack Art Modell Law as "unconstitutional"
Thirty years after the Browns left Cleveland because they couldn't get a new stadium, the Browns are attacking the law that was passed to keep the Browns from leaving Cleveland in order to get a new stadium. Dueling pieces of litigation are pending over the Art Modell Law, aimed at preventing a repeat of the team leaving town. Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have asked to amend their pending lawsuit. It's a basic procedural step that is routinely granted. The Browns continue to attack the Modell Law as unconstitutional. The team's overriding goal is to move to suburban Brook Park. The Modell Law requires the team to provide six months' notice before leaving town, with residents having a chance to buy the team. Although it's important for the city and the team to coexist, the lawyers are talking tough — as lawyers often do. 'Our actions in court are intended to ensure that the city's irresponsible and baseless attempt to apply the Modell Law to the Browns does not slow our momentum to build a world-class stadium right here in Northeast Ohio for the Browns, our fans and the entire Ohio region,' Haslam Sports Group's chief administrative officer and general counsel Ted Tywang said in a statement issued to the Plain Dealer. The Browns filed suit in federal court. The City of Cleveland filed suit in state court. The Browns view federal court, where the judge is appointed for life and not subject to an election, as the preferred forum. The city sees state court, where the judge is accountable to the ballot box, as the better place for the case to be resolved. Via the Plain Dealer, the Browns have attacked the city's lawsuit as 'legally meritless and fiscally irresponsible.' (That's how the game is played; every civil defendant sees every case filed against it as meritless or frivolous.) The team also has accused the Browns of attempting to to 'run out the clock so the Browns are unable to bring the Brook Park stadium to fruition by 2029, and so hold the team, its fans and the community hostage to an inferior alternative and the political whims of city managers.' Even if the Browns manage to circumvent the Modell Law, they still need to strike a deal for public financing for a domed stadium at Brook Park. And they need to make it happen without the issue being put out to vote, because the citizens of very few if any cities, counties, or states would vote at this point to devote taxpayer funds to the construction of stadiums for sports teams with values approaching, if not exceeding, $10 billion.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cleveland has a new people's flag — see it here
[Watch previous FOX 8 News coverage in the player above.] CLEVELAND (WJW) — The votes have been cast, and the people have decided. This is the city of Cleveland's new people's flag: Your 2025 Cleveland-area fish fry guide 'This flag represents pride, unity, and our shared identity, bringing Clevelanders of all backgrounds together under a unifying symbol of our community. It honors our rich history, reflects our resilience, and looks ahead to a bright future,' reads the Cleveland Flag Project website. The grassroots group started the effort to create a new symbol for the city in 2023. There were more than 570 submissions, three finalists and thousands of community votes. Click here to see the submitted flags that didn't make the cut. The winning design, pictured above, is from graphic designer Shan Rodich. Here's what the symbols mean, according to the Cleveland Flag website: The 'C' is for Cleveland as well as the Cuyahoga River. The six-pointed star inside the C acknowledges the six images on the original Cleveland flag, which referred to the city's industry, manufacturing and status as a major port on the Great Lakes. The blue field represents Lake Erie. The red stripe between the C and the blue field represents the region's Rust Belt heritage. The red swallowtail behind the C is a nod to the shape of the state flag and 'Cleveland's forward progress. 'I wanted a kind of a nautical theme to it with the blue section being Lake Erie, the 'C' representing the city and the river, the 'crooked river,'' Rodich told FOX 8 News in August, while voting was underway. Dolly Parton releases new song for late husband, Carl Dean The city's original flag was designed in 1895 by a teenage art student who won a contest in the Plain Dealer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
