Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES · CHAPTER 1— THE FLAG · § 1

§ 1. Flag; stripes and stars on

1,206 words·~5 min read·/usc/title-4/section-1

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)
Connections13 cite this · traces to 7
Cited by 13 sections
11 references not yet in our index
  • July 30, 1947, ch. 389
  • 61 Stat. 642
  • 132 Stat. 64
  • 131 Stat. 79
  • Pub. L. 111–41, § 1
  • 123 Stat. 1962
  • Pub. L. 110–41, § 1
  • 121 Stat. 233
  • Pub. L. 106–252, § 1
  • 114 Stat. 626
  • 63 Stat. 377
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 1
Flag; stripes and stars on
Stat.×6
U.S.C.×3
Pub. L.×2
Stat. Comp.×2
ActJuly 30, 1947, ch. 389
Stat.61 Stat. 642
Stat.132 Stat. 64
Stat.131 Stat. 79
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–41, § 1
Cites 18 · showing 12Cited by 13 across 4 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.