Bakari Sellers Clashes With Kevin O'Leary Over 6-3 Voting Rights Ruling

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12

Bakari Sellers told Kevin O'Leary "don't be a d---" on CNN after O'Leary defended a Supreme Court decision that lets Alabama use a new House map before the 2026 midterms.
O'Leary called the ruling a matter of state authority and constitutional order, while Sellers said generations had fought and died for ballot access and that Black representation across the South was being weakened.
Abby Phillip stepped in to stop the exchange, asking both men to reset with "a modicum of respect" as O'Leary argued minority voters still had access to the ballot box.
The 6-3 ruling said Louisiana's 2024 map creating a second majority-Black district was an illegal racial gerrymander, narrowing how states can use race in redistricting and weakening a key Voting Rights Act protection.

With new Supreme Court standards, how can communities prove their voting power was intentionally diluted?

As federal voting protections change, will state courts become the new battleground for fair electoral maps?