Talbot v. Janson

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.

Full case nameTalbot v. Janson

Citations3 U.S. 133 (more)

3 Dall. 133; 1 L. Ed. 540; 1795 U.S. LEXIS 331

SeriatimPaterson

SeriatimIredell

Quick facts William Talbot v. Joost Janson, Decided August 22, 1795 ...

William Talbot v. Joost Janson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 22, 1795
Full case name	Talbot v. Janson
Citations	3 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
Case opinions
Seriatim	Paterson
Seriatim	Iredell
Seriatim	Cushing
Seriatim	Rutledge
Wilson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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