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- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) to block Cincinnati campus closure and sale, his second action against HUC after a 2024 suit over rare library books.
- Yost argues the plan would violate Ohio charitable laws by ending the rabbinical program and diverting Cincinnati donations elsewhere.
- The suit keeps donations in Ohio.
- Gary Zola supports Yost, noting diminished academic presence in Cincinnati.
