Alito’s House Reportedly Flew ‘Appeal To Heaven’ Flag Used By Jan. 6 Rioters—Adding To Upside-Down Flag Controversy

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an “Appeal To Heaven” flag at his New Jersey vacation home last year, a Revolutionary War-era symbol also flown by religious conservatives and some rioters on Jan. 6, according to The New York Times, the latest controversy for Alito, who recently faced criticism after the Times reported an upside-down American flag flew outside his house after the 2020 election.

The flag was flown at Alito’s Long Beach Island home in July and Sept. 2023, the Times reported, citing a Google street view photo, three photographs and accounts from a half-dozen neighbors and passers-by.

The “Appeal To Heaven” flag, also known as the Pine Tree flag, is sometimes used as a symbol of support for former President Donald Trump and religious conservatism generally, and was used by members of the “Stop the Steal” movement, which challenged the results of the 2020 election won by President Joe Biden.

The flag was visibly flown by some participants in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and was hung outside the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., last fall, according to the Times.