Dictionary.com blasted for updating definition of ‘court packing’: ‘Language evolves, so do we’

Published December 9, 2020 6:10pm ET



A popular online dictionary is being criticized for updating its definition of “court packing” to a description some feel is more favorable to the process of adding Supreme Court justices.

“@Dictionarycom redefined the word sometime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 1, according to @waybackmachine,” J.D. Graham tweeted on Tuesday in response to a post about Democrats potentially stacking the Supreme Court.

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