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    Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house in New Jersey, according to interviews and photographs. This time, it was the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which, like the inverted U.S. flag, was carried by rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Also known as the Pine Tree flag, it dates back to the Revolutionary War, but largely fell into obscurity until...

  • Another provocative flag flown at Samuel Alito residence, report says

    ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag, used by Trump supporters on January 6, reportedly appeared at supreme court justice’s summer homeAnother type of provocative flag that was flown during the breach of the US Capitol by extremist supporters of Donald Trump on 6 January 2021 was reportedly flown outside a summer residence of US supreme court justice Samuel Alito – following a similar, prior incident outside his main residence.Last summer, the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which originates from the Revolutionary...

  • Justice Alito now in hot water for another controversial flag reportedly flown at his home

    Another polarizing flag was flown outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home. This time it was his summer property in New Jersey, according to The New York Times.Alito's Long Beach Island home featured the so-called “Appeal to Heaven” flag (aka Pine Tree flag) aloft in the July and September months of last year, the outlet reported. Reporters chatted with six neighbors who vouched for the flag's presence and some shared photographs documenting it. Each requested anonymity to avoid...