In what case did the Supreme Court rule that a key section of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional,which affected a key provision requiring Texas to have its new districts approved by the U.S.Department of Justice?

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The Shelby County v. Holder case was decided by the Supreme Court in 2013 and ruled that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which required certain states with a history of discrimination in voting to have any new voting changes approved by the Department of Justice, was unconstitutional. This affected a key provision requiring Texas to have its new districts approved by the DOJ.

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