Ohio unclaimed funds for sports stadiums law blocked by state court but not federal

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ohioans challenging the state’s plan to use unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium got mixed messages this week. Rulings in state and federal courts offered dramatically different readings of the same set of circumstances.

In the state courts, a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas magistrate issued a preliminary injunction barring state officials from beginning to transfer money for the project.

But on a separate federal track, the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

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