Conversation so far:
Who created a lawsuit against the US?
al-Awlaki's father, Nasser al-Awlaki.
When did he open this lawsuit?
July 2010.
Why did he create the lawsuit?
to represent his son in a lawsuit that sought to remove Anwar from the targeted killing list.
why did he want to remove him from the list?
the United States is not at war in Yemen, and the government doesn't have a blank check to kill terrorism suspects wherever they are in the world.

Question: What was the outcome of the lawsuit?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the outcome of the lawsuit against the US?