Judge Blocks New York City’s Soda Ban

The day before it was set to go into effect, New York State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingle (!) has blocked Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial ban on soda containers larger than 16 ounces, ruling it “arbitrary and capricious.” Let the investigations into Tingle’s soda-consumption habits begin! For what it’s worth, this ruling has to make Mayor Nutter feel better about his own failure to push through a soda tax, right? [NY Daily News]