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Nathan Shackelford, JD

Nathan Shackelford, JD

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...

Featured on: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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Kerby Anderson

Summer Jobs

Summer jobs for teenagers have been disappearing, and Harvard professor Roland Fryer has some explanations. He quickly dismissing many of the reasons given: AI, tariffs, and gas prices. He reminds us...

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June 26, 2026
Penna Dexter

Downplaying “Pride”

Although it’s Pride month, June hasn’t seen much LGBT hoopla here in Texas. The Washington Stand reports that throughout the country, such celebrating “has been dialed back to a stunning degree.” The...

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June 26, 2026
Kerby Anderson

God in the Capitol

This year millions of Americans will visit our nation’s capital to celebrate our 250th anniversary. I have encouraged many who plan to visit Washington, DC to look for all the references to God in the...

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