Did you know that if a Courtroom has a U.S. Flag with goldfringe, then that means the Court is operating under Maritime Law and it has no jurisdiction over you? At least, that’s what Sovereign Citizens think.

The problem is, that is absolutely FALSE!

Courts have rejected drawing any legal significance from fringe on flags displayed in the courtroom.

One court described an allegation that a court lacked jurisdiction because its flag had fringe on it as “totally frivolous.”

Vella v. McCammon, 671 F.Supp. 1128, 1129 (S.D. Tex. 1987).

Another described a claim that the gold fringe on the flag in the courtroom conferred admiralty or maritime jurisdiction as “preposterous.”

Pennsylvania v. Appel, 438 Pa.Super. 214, 652 A.2d 341, 343 (Pa. Super. 1994).

In fact, even Texas State Courts have found that such claims are “without merit.”