Analysts have already noted that the law set up different rules for subsidies and different penalty systems for employers based on whether their host state set up an exchange.
The Justice Department is pressing state attorneys general to release the banks from liability for a host of alleged violations in exchange for a far-reaching settlement, people familiar with internal discussions said.
Finally, there's the case of New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso, whom Spitzer went after for his outsized compensation package, dragging in a host of Wall Street hot shots on the exchange's board.