An earlier version of this story misstated the position of the Ohio attorney general’s office in the case. The attorney general said that the new version of the Modell Law should retroactively apply.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A change in the state law at the heart of legal disputes over the Browns’ planned move to Brook Park applies retroactively, according to the Ohio attorney general’s office.

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