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Sunday, June 12, 2011
Courts - "Arkansas Supreme Court justice says clothing ad a surprise, asks designer to stop using her image"
A long June 11th story from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reported by Debra Hale-Shelton, and reprinted in the Columbus IN Republic, begins:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker, whose picture and judicial title appeared in a fashion designer's advertisement earlier this year, has asked the designer to quit using her name, title or picture for any reason, the high court's communications counsel said Friday.An advertisement showing Baker wearing a suit designed by Jamileh Kamran appeared in the April 15 issue of theDaily Record, a Little Rock based newspaper aimed at lawyers. The advertisement identified her as "Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker."
"Justice Baker did not know about the ad April (15) until the (Arkansas) Times called her about it," Stephanie Harris, the communications counsel, wrote in an e-mail to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Friday.
"She received no compensation of any kind," Harris added. "Once she found out about it, Justice Baker asked the designer not to use her name, title or photo for any reason and was assured she wouldn't.
"That is all she is able to say on the subject," Harris wrote.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 12, 2011 03:41 PM
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