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Libyan War Lawsuit Against Obama by 10 U.S. Lawmakers Thrown Out by JudgeBy Tom SchoenbergBloomberg Oct. 23, 2011 |
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 President Barack Obama can’t be sued by 10 federal lawmakers who accused him of violating the War Powers Act by ordering the attack on Libyan forces without Congress’s approval, a judge said. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ruled today that members of the House of Representatives failed to demonstrate that they had the right to sue executive branch officials, either as members of Congress or as taxpayers. Walton said he was “powerless to depart” from previous rulings by the Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington that limit such lawsuits. Full Story 
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