Ohio unclaimed funds for new Cleveland Browns stadium and other sports facilities blocked by state court, but not federal

This story originally appeared in the Ohio Capital Journal. Ohioans challenging the state's plan to use unclaimed funds for a ...

Legal challenge to Browns stadium funding is succeeding locally, but failing federally

COLUMBUS, Ohio— While a Franklin County court has temporarily blocked the state from using $1 billion in unclaimed funds for ...
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Magistrate blocks Ohio from using unclaimed funds for sports facilities while lawsuit plays out

The Cleveland Browns have suffered a setback as a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas magistrate blocked the state from ...

Ohio Can’t Move Money for New Browns Stadium, Magistrate Rules

Ohio officials can’t move money from the state’s unclaimed property fund for use on sports facilities, including a new ...

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 ...
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Ohio’s Permanent Escheatment Law May Proceed (For Now)

While state unclaimed property or escheatment laws, at least in theory, exist to help reunite people with their lost property, states are increasingly coming to view unclaimed property as just another ...
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Judge Blocks Ohio Plan to Fund Browns Stadium With Unclaimed Funds

Ohio’s plan to use $1 billion in unclaimed funds to help finance a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns has been temporarily blocked by a court. Franklin County Magistrate Jennifer Hunt issued a ...

There are better uses for Ohio's unclaimed funds than sports teams | Opinion

The Cleveland Cavs and Cleveland Guardians join the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals in asking for grants for stadium ...

Tapping unclaimed funds for sports venues, including Browns stadium, blocked with lawsuit pending

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas magistrate put on hold the state’s plan to transfer billions of dollars in unclaimed funds for sports arenas, including the Browns’ new stadium ...

Judge pauses Ohio's plan to fund new Browns stadium with unclaimed funds

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s plan to use unclaimed funds to help fund construction of a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns was temporarily blocked in court on Monday. In her preliminary ...