Mandatory bar membership for lawyers opposed

In Iowa, law school graduates can hang up a shingle and take cases as soon as they pass the state bar exam and obtain a $185 license.

In Nebraska, it's more complicated.

The Cornhusker State, like 32 other states and the District of Columbia, requires membership in a state bar association to be a lawyer.

Mandatory membership in the Nebraska State Bar Association has been a 75-year tradition.