Supreme Court Justice Confirms Upside-Down American Flag Flew at His Home

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that an upside-down American flag flew at his home in Virginia. The inverted flag was flying on a flagpole outside the Alexandria home on Jan. 17, 2021, according to an image published this week. “I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Justice Alito told The New York Times, which published the picture, in an emailed statement. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.” Requests for comment sent to the Supreme Court were not returned. Martha-Ann Bomgardner Alito, the justice’s wife, could not be reached....