Talbot v. Janson, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 133 (1795), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the jurisdiction of the court extended to the seas and that a citizen of the United States could also hold the citizenship of another polity (in the case of Talbot, being a citizen of France).[1] This holding means that multiple citizenship may be held by Americans.

William Talbot v. Joost Janson
Decided August 22, 1795
Full case nameTalbot v. Janson
Citations3 U.S. 133 (more)
3 Dall. 133; 1 L. Ed. 540; 1795 U.S. LEXIS 331
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Rutledge
Associate Justices
James Wilson · William Cushing
John Blair Jr. · James Iredell
William Paterson

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  1. ^ Talbot v. Janson, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 133 (1795).

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