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Leslie Hahner, Associate Professor of Communication, Baylor University

Outside Supreme Court justice’s home, a Revolution-era flag, now a call for Christian nationalism

Demonstrators display a call for Christian nationalism at the Jan. 6, 2021, 'Stop the Steal' rally that preceded the storming of the Capitol. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Homes owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito have flown flags linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the general effort of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

One, an upside-down American flag, is a longtime symbol of a vessel – or a nation – in distress, which Trump supporters adopted after the 2020 election. It was flown at Alito’s Virginia residence on Jan. 17, 2021, just 11 days after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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