Alabama’s flags flying at half-staff in honor of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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September 19, 2020

Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags to half-staff in Alabama following the Friday death of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A memo from Ivey to all state agencies on Friday night said, “In accordance with the U.S. Flag Code, I am directing flags to be flown at half-staff immediately to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away today, September 18, 2020.”

“Flags shall be flown at half-staff from the day of death until internment…” the governor added.

A private interment service will reportedly be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the coming days. No public memorial service has yet been announced.

When Associate Justice Antonin Scalia passed away in 2016, then-Governor Robert Bentley also ordered Alabama’s flags to half-staff.

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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