“It’s a crime that a degree is required at all to practice law, passing the bar exam should be sufficient.”
Believe it or not it is sufficient. Over the years, only a handful of folks have accomplished this near impossible task.
I looked it up once and found that only California would allow it, all other states required a degree to become licensed. I imagine in other states you’d have to sue on constitutional grounds and win to be allowed to practice without a degree. Those here happy at how expensive it is aren’t thinking things through, the more difficult the process the further the reins of power get from the common man.