South Carolina v. Katzenbach
301 ( 1966 ) , was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court which rejected a challenge from the state of South Carolina to the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , which required that some states submit changes in election districts to the Attorney General of the United States ( at the time , Nicholas Katzenbach ) . 
<triplet> Nicholas Katzenbach <subj> Attorney General of the United States <obj> position held