History begins right now

In journalism, it's important to say something quickly, even if what you have to say is stupid. On CNN.com just now:

The decision, issued by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco, is an initial step in what will likely be a lengthy legal fight over California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

Um, I think the lengthy legal fight began some time ago.