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Judge pauses Ohio’s plan to fund new Browns stadium with unclaimed funds
A court halted Ohio’s $600 million plan to fund the Browns’ new stadium with unclaimed money amid a lawsuit citing constitutional violations.
- On Monday, Franklin County Magistrate Jennifer D. Hunt issued an injunction blocking the Browns from accessing Ohio unclaimed funds until the lawsuit is resolved.
- Under House Bill 96, the Ohio General Assembly and Gov. Mike DeWine created a Sports and Culture Facilities Fund using a $3.7 billion pool of unclaimed taxpayer money, which plaintiffs argue violates the Ohio Constitution by taking private property without due process or proper 'public use'.
- Her written order said the state failed to give proper notice to taxpayers and concluded the use did not qualify as a 'public use' under the Ohio Constitution.
- The ruling pauses transfers scheduled to begin Jan. 1, while construction at the Brook Park site has already started, and lawyers may object as a judge considers the magistrate's decision.
- The plaintiffs argue that Ohio's law allowing claims on funds unclaimed for at least 10 years is challenged, with the state's top lawyer saying the plan is legally sound.
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Judge pauses Ohio's plan to fund new Browns stadium with unclaimed funds
Ohio's plan to use unclaimed funds to help fund construction of a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns has been temporarily blocked in court.
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Ohio court grants preliminary injunction blocking state funds to sports stadiums
A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas magistrate issued a landmark ruling Monday granting a preliminary injunction that prevents the state of Ohio from escheating billions of dollars in private property held in the Ohio Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund.
Magistrate blocks Cleveland Browns from using $600 million in unclaimed state funds for new Brook Park stadium until lawsuit is resolved
A magistrate has blocked the Browns from using $600 million in unclaimed funds for their new stadium, claiming a lawsuit against the plan is likely to prevail.
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