In 1996, while the paper was under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Garner, an investigation by campus editor Tim Molloy into the UC Regents' controversial vote to end Affirmative Action evolved into a lawsuit against California Governor Pete Wilson and the UC Regents. Represented by the ACLU, the "Daily Nexus" and Molloy alleged that the governor had initiated secret discussions among the Board to secure the outcome of the vote, in violation of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. The Nexus argued that its investigation was delayed because the governor had illegally denied requests for public information – but the suit finally was dismissed by the California Supreme Court for failure to file within the statute of limitations. No court ever reviewed the merits. Newspapers across the country followed the story.