Art Modell, then a New York ad man, assembled a group of investors to make a successful bid for the Cleveland Browns in 1961. See how The Plain Dealer covered the story back then, including Modell ...

When the Ohio House quietly amended the state's long-standing " Modell Law ," they didn’t just change a sports statute.

The Browns have found a way to beat Cleveland. With litigation pending over whether the Art Modell Law keeps the Browns from ...

The Cleveland Browns got what they wanted from Ohio, in the form of $600 million in taxpayer money and a change to the law ...

The Cleveland Browns may have gotten what they wanted in the form of $600 million in taxpayer money and legal clearance to ...

Lawyers for Haslam Sports Group and the city of Cleveland faced off in court during the first hearing in a battle over a ...

Specifically, the city plans to use current state law, passed in 1996 and named for former Browns owner Art Modell, who moved the team from Cleveland to Baltimore, as the justification to keep the ...

Cleveland City Council has approved an ordinance directing the city to enforce the so-called 'Art Modell Law' in Browns stadium talks. Skip Navigation.

The Cleveland Browns received $600 million from the state of Ohio that can be used to build a new stadium in Brook Park, Ohio ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The City of Cleveland sent a letter to the Haslams, the owners of the Browns, telling them they will invoke the Art Modell law.

NFL historian Joe Horrigan said Paul Brown being fired by the Browns was akin to Tom Landry being let go by the Cowboys. "He was so beloved." ...

On Monday, Cleveland City Councilman Brian Kazy announced the introduction of legislation to enforce the Art Modell Law, keeping Browns in Cleveland. Jimmy and Dee Haslam announced at the end of ...