Ziegler's attorney Jennifer Holliday claimed the $50,000 judgment does not even remotely make up for three years of legal battles Ziegler and his team had to deal with and given the weak evidence in the case.
Platner is considered more progressive than Mills and has been endorsed by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He has centered his campaign on affordability for housing and healthcare.
The commitment comes as 45 redistricting disputes remain unresolved in federal and state courts, casting a cloud of legal uncertainty over the fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives this November.