Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (née Phelps; born October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist.

[9][10] In 2006, in the aftermath of the West Nickel Mines School shooting, Phelps-Roper was invited to Hannity & Colmes on Fox News.

Police alleged that she allowed her son to trample an American flag while protesting the funeral of a soldier in Bellevue, Nebraska, which is a misdemeanor in the state.

The charges against her were dropped when she agreed to dismiss pending lawsuits filed against Sarpy County in state and federal court.

[19][20][21] In a 2007 Channel 4 documentary featuring Welsh personality Keith Allen, Phelps-Roper said on camera that her oldest son, Samuel, was born out of wedlock.