Ijust posted this article , forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review , on SSRN. The piece relies on large sets of computer-generated maps to demonstrate that tradeoffs between redistricting criteria are much less common than is often thought. This finding has major implications for the law of partisan gerrymandering, racial vote dilution, and racial gerrymandering. Here’s the abstract:

The law of redistricting is built on the assumption that tradeoffs among line-drawing criteria are pervasive. This view helps explain crucial elements of partisan gerrymandering, racial vote dilution, and racial gerrymandering doctrine. This Article is the first to rigorously analyze the existence and extent of redistricting tradeoffs. The Article relies on ensembles of billions of district maps generated

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