It's safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called "Art Modell Law" in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn't on anyone's mind.

“I do think the Haslams would like to have this behind them and they’d like to find a path to do that, whether it involves staying in Cleveland or doing something to placate the city. To be mentioned ...

The Modell Law, passed in 1996 after former owner Art Modell moved the original Browns to Baltimore, requires the team to give Cleveland six-months’ notice before leaving town and give residents ...

The City of Cleveland returned fire Tuesday in its battle with the Haslam Sports Group. The city filed a lawsuit in the ...

Cleveland’s fight to keep the Browns from ... who felt betrayed in 1995 when late owner Art Modell, unable to strike a deal with the city to get a new stadium, moved the franchise to Baltimore.

The statue was passed by the Ohio General Assembly in 1996, a year after Art Modell moved the original Browns from Cleveland to Baltimore. The entire statute from the Ohio Revised Code reads as ...

George Voinovich signed the so-called “Art Modell Law” in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn’t on anyone’s mind. Yet the City of Cleveland sued ...

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland's fight to keep the ... who felt betrayed in 1995 when late owner Art Modell, unable to strike a deal with the city to get a new stadium, moved the franchise to Baltimore.

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's fight to keep the ... who felt betrayed in 1995 when late owner Art Modell, unable to strike a deal with the city to get a new stadium, moved the franchise to Baltimore.