1. Whether, consistent with federalism and due-process principles, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) may be applied to conduct occurring entirely within a state-recognized marriage where no public or commercial dissemination occurred.

2. Whether counsel rendered ineffective assistance under Strickland v. Washington by failing to advise Petitioner that private marital conduct did not satisfy the statutory elements of distribution and by neglecting to preserve the Kentucky marriage recognition as a defense.

3. Whether the federal government's disregard of a Kentucky court's marriage ratification violated principles of federalism and due process under the Tenth and Fifth Amendments.

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) may be applied to private marital conduct with no public or commercial dissemination, and whether the federal government's disregard of state marriage recognition violates federalism and due process principles