COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The lawyers who are suing to stop Ohio from using unclaimed funds to build a new stadium for the Cleveland Browns have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a similar case out of California.

Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann with DannLaw sued to block $1 billion in unclaimed funds being used for a private stadium, arguing that the money is private property and cannot be taken without notice, consent, or payment.

The state budget, signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in June, includes $600 million out of the state's unclaimed funds for the Browns. Watch previous coverage in the player above.

The attorneys filed an amicus brief in Peters v. Cohen, a related case out of California, which is challenging the state's ability to liquidate private property under its unclaimed

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