Big Soda Ban Struck Down Forever After NYC Loses Final Appeal
After a long legal battle, sodas larger than 16 ounces are free, once and for all, to roam the streets of New York City without fear of persecution.
Judge Blocks NYC's Soda Ban, Calling It 'Arbitrary and Capricious'
One day before Mayor Bloomberg's ban on large sugary drinks was to go in effect in New York City, New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling blocked the restrictive new regulations saying they are "fraught with arbitrary and capricious consequences," reports the Wall Street Journal.
The NYC Board of Health has approved a ban on large sodas, angering dozens of soft-drink lobbyists and neckbeards.
Jon Stewart Isn't Wild About Mike Bloomberg's Soda Ban
On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart expressed some concerns over Mayor Mike Bloomberg's soda ban. The problem, as Stewart sees it, is that killing ourselves through terrible diets is basically a New York tradition, and until someone puts a limit on the amount of roast beef we can shovel down our throats, we should at…
Quit Complaining About Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Ban, Fatsos
The second New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's plan to ban large sodas was announced, you knew that people would use it to declare that America has become a Commu-fascist labor prison. The Atlantic called it classist. Comedy Central's political blog (they have one!) called it ridiculous. Forbes called Bloomberg a …
Death To Obesity: Bloomberg Seeks to Ban Large Sugary Drinks
"I think that's what the public wants the mayor to do," NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the New York Times yesterday shortly after announcing a proposal to ban sale of sweetened drinks larger than 16 ounces.
