New York plans ban on super-sized sugary drinks

New York City passed the first U.S. ban of oversized sugary drinks on Thursday in its latest controversial step to reduce obesity.

Hours before the new rule came into effect, a judge overturned Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sugary drinks in New York City. 

A New York state judge struck down Mayor Bloomberg's controversial ban on large sodas on Monday, arguing that the restrictions on sugary sweetened drinks did not make sense, partly because the ban wasn't evenly enforced.

A New York state judge struck down Mayor Bloomberg's controversial ban on large sodas on Monday, arguing that the restrictions on sugary sweetened drinks did not make sense, partly because the ban wasn't evenly enforced.

Still smarting from his humiliating defeat in court (pending appeal) to ban "large sugary drinks" (because just like in Cyprus nobody can possibly conceive of opening ten €100K accounts instead of one for €1 million, and nobody will buy two 16 oz drinks instead of one 32 oz), Mayor Bloomberg has set his sights on his next nanny state crusade: a proposal banning retail stores from displaying cigarettes as part of his effort to reduce smoking rates in the city.

NEW YORK — New York City’s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments was invalidated by a judge on Monday, the day before the new law was to take effect. State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan called the regulation “arbitrary and capricious” and declared it invalid after the American Beverage Association and other business groups had sued the city challenging the ban.

Just hitting the tape ahead of tomorrow's scheduled hit of Bloomberg's ban on "large sugary drinks": Judge invalidates New York City's ban on large sugary drinks; ban had been scheduled to take effect tomorrow. Judge says sugar drink limit "illegal" Judge finds ban to be arbitrary and capricious. Has the time come to ban independently thinking judicial authorities who don't agree with multi-term Spanish-speaking authoritarians?