It had sales from legal research services of $368 million last year.
A research service is also available for enquiries that will take over an hour to answer.
Donovan picked up the phone and made a call to the research service he had engaged to do the study.
The costs of research services are generally not disclosed to the funds' investors.
Edmunds.com, the online buying and research service, reports that customers are paying the full list price.
It became an independent organization in 1943 in order to "provide research services to industry and government."
Inland's research services also have evolved through decades of use and improvements.
The research service says about 1 of every 10 species of plants is considered to be a weed.
And about 84,000 students would have lost their Pell grants altogether, the research service reported.
"I'll get to work on it, and, commander, I think you'll be billed for research services."