Judge Asked to Bar Cleveland Browns from $600 Million Amid Suit

Cleveland-area residents asked a federal judge Friday to disallow Ohio officials from giving the Cleveland Browns owners $600 million for a new suburban stadium while an underlying challenge is pending.

The residents are likely to prove their claim that giving the team money from the state’s unclaimed property fund—which Republican lawmakers added to the biennial budget bill and is set to go into effect on Jan. 1—violates the 14th Amendment’s due process clause because it doesn’t give those with unclaimed money fair notice that they’ll lose it after a certain date, the motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary ...