Libit isn't buying that line. "I’m pleased that I was ultimately able to receive records that should have been turned over to me initially," he says, "but it’s telling that this only happened after I filed suit." While the dispute's end has just been revealed, Butler's order actually came down on February 23, and Libit received the information a few weeks later, prior to the expiration of a deadline set by the judge. And the result of the court confrontation could have a far-reaching impact on transparency at major universities. "We're talking about millions of dollars of business involving the university using public assets like facilities that's largely done in secret," Libit had explained in an earlier interview.