According to the United States Flag Code, hanging the flag upside down is a signal that the owner of the flag is in extreme danger. The person's life or property has to be threatened. If the flag is hung upside down, military personnel recognize this as a call for help.
corporate citizenship. 1. The legal status of a corporation in the jurisdiction in which it was incorporated. 2. A company's role in, or responsibilities towards society. See corporate social responsibility.
But the attack on âcorporate personhoodâ reflects both a misconception of Citizens United and the problem with current First Amendment law. The problem is not that corporations are âpersonsâ under the law. Corporations have always been âpersonsââthat is and always has been, in fact, the definition of a corporation, a âfictive personâ able to own property and enter into legal agreements. Also, the problem is not the idea that corporate âpersonsâ have free-speech rights. Of course they do.