Phone: (434) 924-7540

E-mail: rmo@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Church and state, First Amendment on the Internet, First Amendment in the arts, constitutional law, free speech, artistic freedom, higher education, college admissions, students' rights, employee rights, campaign finance reform, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, civil liberties, affirmative action in higher education

All Courses: Constitutional Law II: Church and State, Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Speech and Press, First Amendment and the Arts (Seminar), First Amendment Clinic (Seminar), Free Expression in Cyberspace (seminar)

Current Course(s): First Amendment Clinic, First Amendment Clinic

In the Media:

• "Scholars' Right to Keep Unpublished Work Private Is at Issue in Lawsuit" (Chronicle of HIgher Education, 10/12/2009)
• "Md. University System Devising Policy on Student Displays of Porn Films" (The Baltimore Sun, 10/07/2009)
• "Experts Doubt Detective’s Lawsuit Against Lynchburg Can Succeed" (Lynchburg News and Advance, 08/15/2009)
• "Swine Flu Rumors Travel with the Speed of High-Tech Gadgets" (Kansas City Star, 05/01/2009)
• "Dems, GOP elect to pass on dubious award" (USA Today, 04/07/2009)
• "Court Decisions Could Silence Professors: Free Speech Issue Affects Public Colleges, Such as DSU" (Delaware News Journal, 03/09/2009)
• "Professors' Freedoms Under Assault in the Courts" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/25/2009)
• "The New Climate of Timidity on Campuses" (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/11/2009)
• "Seekers, Sellers Navigate the Perks and Pitfalls of Dealing Through Internet Lists" (Kansas City Star, 01/02/2009)
• Christmas Wins Another Round (Inside Higher Ed, 12/01/2008)
• “Educators Reluctant to Second-Guess UNL Move” (Omaha World-Herald, 10/23/2008)
• “What Not to Say in Class During an Election Season” (Chronicle of Higher Education, 09/19/2008)
• "Please, No Signs Allowed that Might Make the Coach Feel Sad." (ESPN The Magazine, 09/03/2008)
• "Honorary Degrees, Free Speech and Respect" (Inside Higher Ed, 05/16/2008)
• "Yale Student's Art Project Stirs Debate Over the Limits of Academic Freedom" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 04/21/2008)
• "Free Speech Center Releases Dubious ‘Muzzle’ Awards" (Charlottesville Daily Progress, 04/08/2008)
• "You Can’t Say That!" (C'Ville Weekly, 04/08/2008)
• "Academic Freedom in the Wired World" (Inside Higher Ed, 03/06/2008)
• "William and Mary's President Exits on His Own Terms" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/22/2008)
• "Where Religion, Ideology and the Web Cross" (Los Angeles Times, 02/17/2008)
• "Colleges Face Ominous New Pressures on Academic Freedom" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/08/2008)
• "U. of Delaware Abandons Sessions on Diversity" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/12/2007)
• "U. of Delaware Abandons Sessions on Diversity" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/12/2007)
• "4 Challenges to Free Speech in Academe" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/02/2007)
• "Student in Trouble over Web Posting" (Associated Press, 10/11/2007)
• "Student in Trouble over Web Posting" (Associated Press, 10/11/2007)
• "Civil Rights Attorney Hill Remembered by UVa Panel" (Charlottesville Daily Progress, 09/14/2007)
• "O'Neil Was Surprised by the Bong Hits 4 Jesus Outcome" (WINA 1070 AM, 07/11/2007)
• "O'Neil Examines a Recent Ruling That Deals with the FCC" (WINA 1070 AM , 06/07/2007)
• "It's All in the Interest of Free Speech" (Lynchburg News & Advance, 04/23/2007)
• "Returning Fire" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 04/20/2007)
• "Jefferson Muzzles Awarded/Bush, Others Net Free-speech Critique" (Charlottesville Daily Progress, 04/10/2007)
• "Muzzle Award Winners" (WCAV CBS-19, 04/10/2007)
• "Good News for People Who Love Bad News/Attacks on Free Speech Continue on Everything from Global Warming Research to Evil Teddy Bear Movies" (C-Ville Weekly, 04/09/2007)
• "O'Neil reacts to new developments at William & Mary" (WINA 1070 AM, 03/14/2007)
• "Scripps Howard Foundation Names Judges for Annual Journalism Awards" (PRNewswire-USNewswire, 02/12/2007)
• "New Standards Urged for College Trustees" (The Chronical of Higher Education, 01/31/2007)
• "Holding Trustees Accountable" (Inside Higher Ed, 01/19/2007)
• "Virginia Churches Stuck in Middle / Episcopal Fight Eyes Deed Rights" (Washington Times, 12/08/2006)
• "Questioning Ohio's Loyalty Requirement" (author) (Chronicle of Higher Education , 12/01/2006)