Summary
- Martha-Ann Alito justified the display of an upside-down American flag at their home as an “international signal of distress.”
- Flying the flag upside down is permissible under the US flag code as a rare distress signal, but has been associated with extremist protests.
- Two Democratic senators have requested a meeting with supreme court chief justice John Roberts over the scandal.
- Calls have been made for Justice Alito to recuse himself from election-related cases and face investigation by the US Senate.