I think this law would have had a lot easier time passing court muster if it had actually been voted on by ANYONE, not simply dictated to the people on a whim and the stroke of a pen. Mayors, even in New York City, are not yet dictators, so yes it was the correct decision.

Now if the people of New York City had asked for the restriction, and their elected councilpersons had then voted to to pass it, that would have been another story. The rest of us might still have thought it lunacy, but at least then some sort of due process would have been followed.

If you don't want to drink a large Coke... then don't buy it for yourself. But, how can anyone think they have the right to dictate how small my Coke should be?! This type of legislation is a waste of taxpayer funds and politicians who waste their time on ridiculous topics like this should be chastised for such waste. Are there not more important topics that need to be decided?

Back in the 70's political leaders mustered up new bills based on personal conviction and by noon the next day it was national law enforced by the military. With the lack of due process the judge made the right call. I hope the Mayor used up all three of his lifelines now that he has shown the people who he really is.

This happened in most African countries...my apologies for the lack of clarity.

A spike in obesity and diabetes occurred right about the time high fructose corn syrup replaced real sugar in soda drinks. Studying this possible correlation might be a better use of our time and resources. It shows no thought at all to simply ban large drink sizes.

One would think the "Big Corn" industry would be screaming about this decision, the same group that all but requires you to put damaging and environmentally irresponsible ethanol into your gas tank. C'mon powerful lobbyists, get with it!

This is one of the silliest things that the Mayor of New York could have done. I think we have had enough of elitist politicians deciding/dictating what people can do. If there is a compelling public interest or health policy it should be put to the voters and not mandated.

The law wasn't struck down because principle of it was wrong it was struck down becuse of the loopholes it contained penalizing one type of retailer while allowing supermarkets to carry on as normal.

We gouge ourselves on mega portions then blame everyone else for us getting fat, the majority of people are incapable of making the right choice, the law was an acknowledgement of this fact just wasn't thought out well enough. Who in their right mind would pay the extra buck for a mega cup when you could get the smallest and simply refill it for no extra change, makes our not so regular trip to fiveguys that much cheaper 1 22oz soda 3 straws fill up when nessescary .

Mr. B and R - could go on all day about hte hypocrisy of the left when it comes to killing babies and saving the colas, but got to get ready for work. But did want to add something about obamacare. My friends, who's son is in the national guard, got sick during bootcamp. he had chest pains so severe that they finally asked if he had ever had anything diagnosed by a doc and he said yes, when he was 8 - heart condition. It took them 14 days to finally do an xray, only to find out that his heart was enlarged and he had pneumonia. The kid could have died before they got arroud to doing what they were supposed to do (or that as a civilian could have gotten at the emergency room in one night). THAT, brothers and sisters, is why we yell so loudly about government healthcare.

People- Personal responsibility. Don't buy the big Coke. Not because there may be a law against it, but because it's the smart thing to do. Get a large freakin' water for God's sake. It all starts with the person in the mirror. If you are fat, it's because you keep stuffing your pie hole. So, stop stuffing your pie hole- get it? Of course, some exercise would also help.

The judge did the right thing. The mayor is totally wrong as this is NOT the governments job but rather it is personal responsibility. I'm sure the Mayor of NYC has more important things to attend to than this

The Judge was right. The Mayor had good intentions for a bad idea.

This summer everybody can once again have a Twinkie with their super sized soda.

Of course, we know what the road to hell is paved with....

This seems to boil down to one group's thoughts that people are incapable of properly caring for themselves. And guess what? You make it easy for them to be worthless, lazy, and stupid, all of a sudden that's exactly what you're dealing with.

I just wish the judge would have made the correct call and found their firearm laws unconstitutional, as well.

First the size of drinks, then the amount of food, then when you can buy food, then where you can buy food.... it appears to be part of an ongoing "Nanny State" that Comrade Obama is trying to build. He is using his friends and buddies to help by making these idiotic laws and rules and then the government will step in and take over all these rules and regulations.

Ration card next...

maria, it's the old frog in the kettle...little by little until it's all gone.

Why does the general population think it's ok to regulate what people who are buying their own food ingest but NOT ok to regulate what free loaders purchase with our funds? Pretty soon, the only way to buy Biggie drinks will be with an EBT card.

You cannot regulate good eating habits. many companies are starting wellness programs now and that's where it should start. Because I've had a big change in my eating habits since educating myself on nutrition, I have no problem laughing out loud when someone asks me if I want to "supersize it". I get visions of a crisco can in my mind and say, " No, thank you". lol Thant's where it starts - otherwise, it's CONTROL with a capital C. That's where true freedom of choice comes in, We renew our minds to what it right and will make good decisions on our own - or not. If the "or not" is our choice, then we suffer the consequences of that choice. But it is our own choice and we can't blame anyon but ourselves if we make a bad decision.