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2. Flag desecration - Wikipedia

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   Flag desecration is not a crime in the United States. The flag of the United States is sometimes burned as a cultural or political statement, in protest of the policies of the U.S. government, or for other reasons, both within the U.S. and abroad. The United States Supreme Court in Texas v.

3. Flag of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Protesters in Miami with upside down U.S. flags. The original meaning of displaying a U.S. flag upside down is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." [147] More recently, it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas. [148]

4. List of flags with reverses that differ from the obverse

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   Flag sides are usually mirror copy to satisfy manufacturing constraints. Identical flags are much less common and contain an element for which a simple mirror image would be problematic, such as text (e.g. The Flag of Saudi Arabia includes the shahada, an Islamic creed; The Flag of Iraq includes the Takbir) or a geographic

5. Is flying the U.S. flag upside down illegal? Here’s what the ...

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   In response, Congress passed an anti-flag burning law in 1989 that the Supreme Court struck down a year later in United States v. Eichman as unconstitutional. An upside down flag: A prop for ...

6. Major veterans organization weighs in on upside-down American ...

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   The veteran organization The American Legion weighed in on the upside-down American flag controversy, noting flags should only be flown this way if there is "extreme danger to life or property."

7. Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest ...

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   The upside-down American flag gained wide attention recently after revelations that it was flown outside the Alexandria, Virginia, home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the Jan. 6, 2021 ...

8. Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest ...

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   The upside-down American flag gained wide attention recently after revelations that it was flown outside the Alexandria, Virginia, home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters seeking to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. A flag like that was carried ...

9. Glossary of vexillology - Wikipedia

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   Flying the flag upside-down, [note 2] or tying it into a wheft. [1] Half-mast. Main article: Half-mast. A style of flag display where the flag is flown at least the width of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of the pole. Typically used as a display of mourning or rememberence. Hoist The act or function of raising a flag, as on a ...