While the First Amendment protects this act as a form of free speech, flying the flag upside down without a valid reason is generally viewed as disrespectful. Canada In Canada, flipping the ...

But what exactly does it mean? The upside down flag traces its origins to the sea, where sailors flew them as a signal of distress to other maritime travelers. But on land, it has been used as a ...

SEATTLE - The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it’s sorry for “unintentionally” raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria ...

by suggesting that Alito had flown an upside-down flag at his home in mid January 2021 as a symbol of the "stop the steal" movement while he was considering cases challenging the 2020 election.