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Expensive compared to what? Paying a bunch of lawyers and dragging a lawsuit for five years? Don’t lawyers, judges, court personnel’s time cost money?

They even refused to provide the database schema - how is providing just the schema expensive? Or hard to do?

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As I understand it, the trial was about whether or not providing the database schema is a security risk.

> Your request seeks a copy of tables or columns within each table of CANVAS. The dissemination of these pieces of network information could jeopardize the security of the systems of the City of Chicago.

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