Federal court dismisses lawsuit over US Libya involvement
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit [opinion, PDF] brought by group of 10 congressmen alleging that US President Barack Obama [official websites] violated Article I Section 8 [Cornell LII backgrounder] and the 1973 War Powers Resolution [50 USC § 1541 et seq] by authorizing increased military strikes in Libya without Congressional approval. The complaint [text, PDF] filed by the congressmen [JURIST report] in June, stated that…