Biden reverses ruling ordering flags at half-staff for fallen officers

President Joe Biden on Friday reversed a previous ruling to fly the nation’s flags at half-staff in honor of law enforcement after the order collided with a day meant to honor the military.

On Monday, Biden announced his initial intent to lower the flags in anticipation of Peace Officers Memorial Day, which honors officers killed or injured in the line of duty, on Saturday. However, that day coincided with Armed Forces Day, which falls on the third Saturday in May and mandates that flags be flown at full staff. Per the United States Code, “The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day.”