Nathan Shackelford, JD

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Director of Development | Associate General Counsel | Director of the Institute’s F3 Initative

Nathan Shackelford serves as First Liberty Institute’s Associate General Counsel and also is the Director of the Institute’s F3 initiative.

Nathan obtained his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University before obtaining his Juris Doctorate at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. At SMU, Nathan focused on contracts and transactional related matters which he uses as his role at First Liberty. Nathan is also a speaker and often presents in front of large audiences throughout the country. In his role as the Director of the F3 Initiative, Nathan focuses on educating, equipping, and empowering those in their 20’s to 40’s on their religious freedom rights so that they can help protect their families and communities.

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F3 Initiative

The Future of Faith and Freedom Right now, there’s a war over culture itself and we’ve been told that we can’t make a difference. That we should gi...

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July 20, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Declaration vs. Manifesto

Columnist Don Feder warns that we have a choice between two conflicting worldviews. One leads to freedom and dignity. The other leads to a regimented society and a ruling elite. The first is based on...

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Un-American History Museum

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Kerby Anderson

Why the West Won

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