The only barrier to wholesale decimation of the rights and protections won through the Voting Rights Act, though, were the states and jurisdictions subject to federal oversight. Enter Shelby County v. Holder, an Alabama case that argued that racial animus in voting rights had been vanquished and preclearance was no longer necessary. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Shelby County v. Holder decision, finding agreement with Alabama. The results have dramatically undermined access to full participation in our democracy.
