No. 26-100
 
Title: Shannon Cross, Petitioner
v.
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
Docketed: July 22, 2026
Linked with: 25A1259
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-6068)
   Decision Date: January 13, 2026
   Rehearing Denied: February 20, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 11 2026 Application (25A1259) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2026 to July 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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May 15 2026 Application (25A1259) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 20, 2026.
Jul 20 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2026)
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Jul 24 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Central Contra Costa Transit Authority to respond filed.
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Jul 29 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Aug 13 2026 Response Requested. (Due September 14, 2026)
Aug 27 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2026 to October 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 01 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2026.
Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of California Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
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Sep 14 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Muslim Public Affairs Council filed.
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Sep 14 2026 Brief amici curiae of American Hindu Jewish Congress, et al. filed.
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Sep 14 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Protect the First Foundation filed.
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Oct 14 2026 Brief of Central Contra Costa Transit Authority in opposition submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jeremy Loren Friedman
Counsel of Record
Law Office of Jeremy L. Friedman
2801 Sylhowe Road
Oakland, CA 94602

jlfried@comcast.net
Ph: 5105309060
Party name: Shannon Cross


Kelly J. Shackelford
First Liberty Institute
2001 W Piano Pkwy
Suite 1600
Plano, TX 75075

kshackelford@firstliberty.org
Ph: 972-941-4444
Party name: Shannon Cross


Attorneys for Respondent
Robert Mark Loeb
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

RLOEB@ORRICK.COM
Ph: 202-339-8475
Party name: Central Contra Costa Transit Authority


Patrick Burns
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814

pburns@hansonbridgett.com
Ph: 415-995-5102
Party name: Central Contra Costa Transit Authority


Other Attorneys
Angela Cai
Counsel of Record
Platkin LLP
1 Gateway Center, Suite 1150
Newark, NJ 07102

acai@platkinllp.com
Ph: 9086729555
Party name: California Employment Lawyers Association, Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Employee Lawyers Association of the Upper Midwest, and the St. Louis Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association


Brian Taylor Goldman
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
425 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017

BGOLDMAN@HSGLLP.COM
Ph: (646) 837-5151
Party name: American Hindu Jewish Congress and Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team of the Religious Freedom Institute


Joshua Craig McDaniel
Counsel of Record
Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic
1585 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

jmcdaniel@law.harvard.edu
Ph: 6179981593
Party name: Muslim Public Affairs Council


Joshua Craig McDaniel
Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic
1585 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

jmcdaniel@law.harvard.edu
Ph: 6179981593
Party name: MUSLIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL


Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Protect the First Foundation