▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pat - down . ▁John ▁W . ▁White head ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁matter , ▁" For cing ▁Americans ▁to ▁under go ▁a ▁virtual ▁strip ▁search ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁course ▁in ▁reporting ▁to ▁work ▁or ▁board ing ▁an ▁air plane ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁susp icion ▁of ▁wrong do ing ▁is ▁a ▁gro tes que ▁viol ation ▁of ▁our ▁civil ▁libert ies ." ▁The ▁next ▁month ▁the ▁R uther ford ▁Institute ▁file d ▁another ▁law suit ▁on ▁the ▁beh alf ▁of ▁three ▁passengers ▁who ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁the ▁T SA ▁screen ing ▁procedures : ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁girl ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁body ▁sc anner ▁without ▁parent al ▁consent , ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁an ▁invas ive ▁pat ▁down ▁in ▁his ▁gen ital ▁area ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ab normal ity ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁child hood ▁injury , ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁had ▁under g one ▁a ▁m aste ct omy ▁and ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁p atted ▁down ▁in ▁her ▁breast ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁White head ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Ken ▁Cu cc in elli , ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁dec ry ing ▁his ▁legal ▁opinion ▁that ▁school ▁officials ▁could ▁se ize ▁and ▁search ▁student ▁cell ph ones ▁and ▁laptop ▁computers ▁upon ▁susp icion ▁that ▁a ▁student ▁had ▁broken ▁school ▁rules ▁or ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁group ▁file d ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁court