Discourse,
‍with Direction.

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, reaffirming the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to all individuals born on U.S soil. This ruling struck down President Trump’s January 2025 executive order seeking to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil whose parents are unlawfully present in the country. This brief examines the constitutional history of the Fourteenth Amendment, the constitutional and policy implications of the ruling, and the legislative options now available to Congress.

This policy brief analyzes the history of wrongful juvenile convictions and evaluates possible policy options to reduce these risks, including youth interrogation protections, access to qualified defense counsel, and stricter evidence screening requirements.

This periodical examines three developments that shaped June across Europe and the transatlantic policy landscape. We open with the record-breaking heatwaves that swept Europe from late May to late June, and the adaptation and air-conditioning debate they reignited. We then turn to the U.S. House's passage of a major Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package, and what its uncertain path through the Senate reveals about the current foreign-policy divide. We close with the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leadership contest now reshaping UK politics.