An upside-down American flag during SCOTUS protest. Protestors gather after SCOTUS over turned Roe v. Wade. Hundreds of protesters took to the street to protest against he Court's decision in the ...

A demonstrator with an upside-down US flag is surrounded by photographers during the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2021, in support of the pro-Trump rioters who ...

The upside-down flag was co-opted as a right-wing symbol after the 2020 election, and the media’s attempt to generate controversy over it briefly being flown by Samuel Alito’s wife galvanized ...

Technically, flying the flag upside down is not desecration of Old Glory but, according to the U.S. Flag Code, a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. ...

The upside-down American flag, originally an apolitical symbol used by sailors to signal that their ship was in trouble, has since been adopted by both the political left and right in protest.

An upside-down American flag, a symbol for distress associated with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, was flown at Supreme Court Justice Alito’s house in 2021, a report found.

The upside-down flag has also been used in protest of former President Joe Biden’s administration. It was flown during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, for example, and after Trump ...

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.