Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's wife flew an upside-down American flag outside their home days before Joe Biden's inauguration.
Alito’s wife ran the upside-down flag up the pole in front of their home in the days following thein response to an extended fight with neighbors over their insulting language and crude yard signs, the justice said in a statement to the. The upside-down flag has historically been a symbol of distress for the country and has also been associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement spearheaded by former President. “It was briefly placed by Mrs.
While flying the flag upside down is not against the law, experts have said Alito’s action could be a violation of“It might be his spouse or someone else living in his home, but he shouldn’t have it in his yard as his message to the world,” said Amanda Frost, a law professor at the University of Virginia. She continued to say this was “the equivalent of putting a ‘Stop the Steal’ sign in your yard, which is a problem if you’re deciding election-related cases.
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