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)

In the Media:

• "Should Law Schools Pay Students to Quit?" (The Wall Street Journal, 01/20/2012)
• "Law Professors Stir National Debate" (Yale Daily News, 01/20/2012)
• "Experts and Activists Questions Use of Pepper Spray at Davis" (Inside Higher Ed, 11/21/2011)
• "Penn State Under Pressure to Replace President in Abuse Scandal" (Business Week , 11/09/2011)
• "UVA's Free Speech Guru Gets a Mouthful of Praise at Gala" (C-Ville Weekly, 11/01/2011)
• "The R Word" (Inside Higher Education, 10/20/2011)
• "Former UVA President, First Amendment Advocate Bob O'Neil Retires" (Virginia Public Radio, 10/14/2011)
• "Virginia State Bar's Crackdown on Lawyer's Blog Raises Questions" (The Washington Post, 10/09/2011)
• "Ex-U.Va. President Steps Down from Free Speech Center" (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 07/20/2011)
• "Legal Issues Surround JMU Riot, Raid" (NBC29, 04/19/2010)
• "Virginia Attorney General Tells Public Colleges to Drop Gay-Rights Protections" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 03/07/2010)
• "Christian Group Wages Fight Against Censorship on Campus" (The Arizona Republic, 12/20/2009)
• “Group Urges Perriello to Move Office” (The Daily Progress, 12/11/2009)
• "Conflicting Rights" (Inside Higher Ed, 12/08/2009)
• "A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/22/2009)
• "Scholars' Right to Keep Unpublished Work Private Is at Issue in Lawsuit" (Chronicle of HIgher Education, 10/12/2009)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)