Norman Elliott (Norm) Kent . (born October 18, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is the defense counsel, publisher and host of South Florida radio talk show.
Founder and publisher of The Express , in 1999, and South Gay Gay News in 2009. Kent was previously the host of the morning talk show for WFTL-1400 AM from 1989 - 1997. As a lawyer, Kent has filed a lawsuit against a local government in Florida on behalf of civil rights such as Freedom of Speech several times.
A frequent guest lecturer at the college and in community forums, Kent has published many articles on civil rights protection advocacy for the LGBT community and for the decriminalization of cannabis in the United States. He has written 'The Pot Warriors Manifesto.' His articles on representing gay men who were illegally trapped by law enforcement, along with illegal searches by law enforcement have been taken by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyer Magazine, 'The Champion.'
The Kent clients consist of renowned radio talk show host Neil Rogers and talents Phil Hendrie and Al Rantel. He also assists in the defense of civil rights activist Dan Choi during the White House protest, along with many South Florida celebrities and personalities who have legal meetings and challenges with law enforcement.
Having survived the battle with lymphoma, he had another assignment at the new WFTL-850 AM from 2002-2005 as a daily talk show host, although in the interim period he hosted the 'Weekend Legal' on various local radio stations, including WWNN- MY 1170. He currently publishes South Florida Gay News , Broward's Law Blog, and contributes columns to Counterpunch's political newsletter. and Project Bilerico.
He is a living member of the National Criminal Defense Academy, the Florida Criminal Defense Association, and has appeared on Dateline, Court TV, Fox News and Friends, and CNN Live, as a political and legal commentator. In 2014, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of NORML, he is often a guest at HLN's Nancy Grace Show, advocating the legalization of cannabis. As a constitutional rights advocate, he has represented teenagers in class action against detention centers, and demanded to ban Florida State from illegally spraying paraquats in marijuana fields.
Graduated from both Hofstra University in 1971 and Hofstra School of Law in 1975, Kent moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1976, where he has retained independent legal practice for over 33 years, practicing today as the Center for Criminal Law of Defense South Florida. His legal office partner is Russell L. Cormican. They share space in the Legacy Bank Building, across from Broward County Courthouse, at 12 SE 7 Street in Fort Lauderdale.
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Advocacy of Ganja Advocacy
A longtime advocate for marijuana law reform, he serves today as Chairman of the Emeritus Board of Directors of the National Organization for Marijuana Law Reform (NORML), contributed articles for High Times Magazine. During his long career he has successfully represented clients who defends the usage of marijuana based on medical needs, such as Elvy Mussika, who now receives marijuana supplies every three months from the DEA. As far back as 1972, Norm Kent was involved in Hofstra and NY NORML. It was in 1982, as a Florida lawyer, that he sued the United States for an order to ban the spraying of paraquat poisonous herbicides into cannabis fields within the country. The government finally canceled the plan. In December 2012, NORML National Law Committee submitted Norm Kent with the highest honor, the Al Horn Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In 2007, his defense of marijuana decriminalization led to a national debate with his former classmate at Hofstra University, now former US Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota. Kent published a response letter on Celebstoner.com outperforming Coleman's contemporary position on marijuana law reform, comparing it to his days as a user when he was a student and classmate. Norm Kent and Norm Coleman are college classmates and letters from Kent reveal the hypocrisy of the "war on drugs" position Coleman recalled the way they used to "close the door and burn incense" during their college days together. This became an unfavorable point of conversation during Coleman's 2008 campaign against Al Franken.
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LGBT Advocacy & amp; Newspapers
Norm Kent started the Gay News Express in South Florida in 1999 - an LGBT newspaper in Broward County. Four years later it was sold to Window Media to become part of the huge umbrella of their national gay media sources. It was later re-titled The Express and then The South Florida Blade. On November 16, 2009, all publications under Window Media management were closed due to the financial status of its parent company, Window Media and its majority shareholder, Avalon Equity Partners.
Norm Kent now publishes [1] South Florida Gay News.com, which has emerged to become Florida's largest gay weekly newspaper, with over 500 drop-off points from Key West to West Palm Beach; Pete to Orlando. SFGN also publishes MIRROR Magazine, a full LGBT quarter, content-driven, glossy [[THEMIRRORMAG.COM]]
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External links
- the Norm Kent website
- Broward's Legal Blog
- South Gay Gay News.com
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