"My wife is fond of flying flags," Alito wrote. Alito said he asked his wife to take the flag down "as soon as I saw it," but for "several days," she refused. A second flagAlito's explanation for why his wife raised the upside-down flag in January 2021 also doesn't account for the second controversial flag now tied to the couple. The Times reported this month that an "Appeal to Heaven" flag was flown outside Alito's New Jersey beach house as recently as last summer. He said neither he nor his wife were aware the flag had any association with the "Stop the Steal" movement.

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