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Ex-UNC Provost Sues Trustees, Alleging Illegal Closed Sessions on Belichick Hire and Tenure

The suit asks a state judge to impose new transparency rules under North Carolina’s open-government statutes.

Sep 20, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick walks into the field before the game against the UCF Knights at the Bounce House Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Overview

  • Chris Clemens filed a civil complaint in Orange County alleging a pattern of Open Meetings and Public Records Law violations by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees.
  • The filing says trustees used a Dec. 12, 2024 emergency meeting to approve Bill Belichick’s five-year, $50 million contract in a closed session before a brief public vote.
  • The complaint cites closed-door athletics talks in November 2023 on ACC versus SEC/Big Ten finances and in May 2024 on conference realignment and athletics budgets.
  • Clemens alleges retaliation after he briefed deans on a March 2025 closed session that became a broad tenure-policy debate, with the delayed tenure cases later approved in June.
  • He seeks bans on auto-deleting apps such as Signal, stronger minutes plus trustee training, while UNC reviews the case and board chair Malcolm Turner rejects the allegations.