Another provocative flag flown at Samuel Alito residence, report says

another provocative flag flown at samuel alito residence, report says

Samuel Alito, the conservative US supreme court justice, in this April 2021 photograph. Photograph: Reuters

Another type of provocative flag that was flown during the breach of the US Capitol by extremist supporters of Donald Trump on January 6 2021 was also reportedly flown outside a summer residence of US supreme court justice Samuel Alito – following a similar, prior incident.

Last summer, the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which originates from the Revolutionary war and has in recent years become a symbol of far-right Christian extremism, was flown outside Alito’s summer home in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

According to photographs obtained by the outlet and as interviews with multiple neighbors and passersby, the flag was flown last July and September. The newspaper reported that the flag was visible in a Google street view image from late August. It remains unclear whether the flag was flown consistently throughout last summer.

The New York Times report comes just days after it reported that an upside-down American flag was flown outside Alito’s Virginia home just days after the January 6 Capitol riots.

The Appeal to Heaven flag, also commonly known as the Pine Tree flag, was spotted among other controversial flags waved in Washington on 6 January when rioters and insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol, encouraged by Trump, then the president, over the false belief that the 2020 election was won by him and not the actual victor, Joe Biden.

The Capitol attack was aimed at stopping the official certification by Congress of Biden’s victory, which was delayed by the violence but finally happened in the early hours of the following morning.

The Pine Tree flag was originally used on warships commanded by George Washington during the Revolutionary war. It has since been adopted by Christian nationalists who advocate for an American government based on Christian teachings.

The first report of the Stars and Stripes being flown upside-down outside an Alito residence provoked outrage about the further politicization of the supreme court, but Alito simply said his wife had done it and it was displayed only briefly.

The Guardian contacted the supreme court for comment on the latest report but did not receive an immediate response.

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