Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed suit to stop Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion from selling its Cincinnati campus, accusing the institution of breaching legal promises tied to charitable trust obligations. Hebrew Union decided in 2022 to wind down its Cincinnati rabbinical school by the end of the 2025–26 academic year, while continuing programs in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York and adding a virtual option. The lawsuit alleges Hebrew Union promised in a 1950 agreement to “permanently” maintain a rabbinical school in Cincinnati and claims the college removed relevant language from the agreement. Ohio also argues the institution spent funds intended for Cincinnati’s operations on other branches. Yost’s suit seeks to prevent sale of Cincinnati land and block donor funds earmarked for the Ohio campus from being redirected to out-of-state programs. It also asks the court for an accounting of Ohio-based assets. The attorney general said the college accepted “millions of dollars in donations based on a 76-year-old promise it now would like to break,” according to the release. The case adds to a growing set of state-level enforcement actions around institutional use of restricted donations and campus disposition decisions.