In 2013, a divided Supreme Court held in Shelby County v. Holder that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional, ending its preclearance requirement in states with a history of discriminatory voting practices. The decision was widely viewed by its critics as having gutted the Voting Rights Act. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice Roberts found that so much progress had been made in securing voting rights from 1965 to 2013 that there was no longer a need to impose special restrictions to protect voting rights in states with a history of discrimination...