A new lawsuit alleges that the University of North Carolina and its board of trustees illegally hired football coach Bill Belichick behind closed doors.

The lawsuit, filed Monday by former UNC administrator Chris Clemens and lawyer David McKenzie, also accuses the public institution of hiding discussions about potential conference realignment — highlighting a “pattern and practice” by UNC to conceal “matters of grave public concern behind closed doors.”

Clemens’ suit extends beyond Belichick’s hiring and realignment conversations. The former provost alleges he was punished for “‘leaking closed-session information” to faculty about a meeting regarding tenure deferral. 3

He was supposedly asked to resign — and whether or not by his own accord — ultimately did so, effective May 16.

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