The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free ...
a “signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” Rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court have rendered moot the guidance from the flag code. → Texas to 'spring ...
The upside-down flag, once a signal of distress for sailors, has been used as a form of protest for several decades. Before the 2024 presidential election, the upside-down flag had also come to ...