[tanknetter]

I think that, it being early October, now is when they have to announce their docket for the term.

So this is just a normal annual event thats suddenly notable (and noticed) by their failure to include a case on an important issue that a lot of people care about and are paying attention to.

[Cboldt]

SCOTUS issues "cert denied" statements (a list of cases) every week it is in session. SCOTUS also accepts cases throughout its session. Order List for October 6, 2014 contains the denial of cert for this group of cases. See Orders and Journal - Supreme Court of the United States for links to many more sets of Orders.