Last week the New York Times published a photo showing an American flag flying upside down in front of Alito's house on Jan.

by suggesting that Alito had flown an upside-down flag at his home in mid January 2021 as a symbol of the "stop the steal" movement while he was considering cases challenging the 2020 election.

called on Alito to recuse himself Friday from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. “Flying an upside-down American flag — a symbol of the so-called ‘Stop t ...

"My wife is fond of flying flags, I am not," Alito said in a letter to the lawmakers. "I was not even aware of the upside-down flag until it was called to my attention. As soon as I saw it ...