Above the Law

* You could say these lawyers made an epic screwup when they cribbed another complaint and failed to make even the most obvious changes, but I like to think they were just trying to prove the dangers of repeated concussions. [Law.com]

* Class action certified in PACER suit. If you want to read the order, I'm sure there's a place online you can go to find it. [Law Sites]

* Sounds like Charlotte School of Law has some real issues. [The Atlantic]

* Trump hires Stefan C. Passantino of Dentons to handle ethics and compliance for the new administration. Because Dentons has done so well on this score lately. [Law360]

* For some reason, whistleblower lawyers feel pretty good about their practices for the next few years. [National Law Journal]

* Andrew Ceresney believes the SEC will remain aggressive in the new administration, proving that this whole alternative facts thing is spreading! [Law.com]

* Some student groups want a formal role in the process of hiring Harvard's next dean including membership on the search committee. Don't cross that line -- a strong, vocal student body prepared to critique the school's decisions actually requires staying out of the decisions themselves. [Harvard Crimson]