Which Supreme Court case decision essentially eliminated the requirement of preclearance, in which states and localities with a history of discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in voting must have electoral law changes approved by the U.S. Justice Department prior to enactment?

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The Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder (2013) effectively nullified the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by declaring Section 4(b) unconstitutional, which determined which jurisdictions were subject to preclearance based on their histories of discrimination.

Which Supreme Court Case Decision Essentially Eliminated the Requirement of Preclearance