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.
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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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