His motive with the service is to make opinions known as quickly as possible after their release. Some law firms offer listservers for their areas of practice. The best known is Greg Suskind's immigration listserv. The listserv distribution of court opinions illustrates the difference between the domains of the Internet. The Web is the most powerful medium for publication of text but the drawback is that lawyers tend not to check a Web site regularly.
Email is a good way to notify lawyers of recent events.
A message received in email is also easier for a new user of the Internet to forward to others. The future of listservers for court opinions lies in two areas. First, more states should adopt the technique. Since Findlaw allows visitors to set up free listserv groups, courts can offer the service without any cost. From another viewpoint, courts' reluctance to provide listserv distribution of opinions provides law firms with an opportunity to enter the field.