Federal law allows the American flag to be flown upside down, but only as a “signal of dire distress." Why has it been seen lately?

Martha-Ann Alito, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s wife, previously said hanging the American flag upside-down at their home in January of 2021 was “an international signal of distress ...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s wife previously said the inverted American flag flown at the couple’s house in January 2021 was “an international signal of distress,” The Washington ...

There is nothing more disrespectful than to misuse the American flag. Shame on all of you. Find some other way to symbolize your personal feelings for whatever you disagree with.

Personal distress There have been some notable instances in American history when the flag was flown upside down. Overturning of Roe v. Wade The Flint, Michigan, water crisis Sept. 11 terrorist attack ...

To reject the flag is, in some ways, akin to rejecting part of oneself. What does it mean when so many Americans have let the flag go?

The upside down flag traces its origins to the sea, where sailors flew them as a signal of distress to other maritime travelers. But on land, it has been used as a symbol of protest for decades.

But for the last month, the 6-foot by 4-foot flag has flown upside down above the home. "Uncle Sam, that is my dad," said the 66-year-old Flint resident and General Motors retiree.