An upside-down U.S. flag has long been a sign of dire distress and versatile symbol of protest. But in January 2021, when it flew over the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it was ...

Alito also said the neighbors’ sign she was reacting to by flying the upside-down flag blamed her for what happened on Jan. 6. Inverted flags, a sign of distress, have been used by Trump ...

A student’s display of a U.S. flag upside down with a peace sign taped to it — a protest of the killing of four Vietnam protesters by Ohio national guardsman at Kent State University — was ...

The justice said the man used “vulgar language, ‘including the C-word,’” After that exchange, “Mrs. Alito was distraught and hung the flag upside-down,” the Fox reporter relayed.

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.

A protester flew an upside-down American flag in Washington in September 2021 at a rally in support of people who had been charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier that year.

The American flag is seen unfurled upside down at Yosemite National Park, California, on Saturday, February 22, 2025. courtesy Ajanthan Hariharan CNN — ...