Talbot v. Janson
Encyclopedia
Talbot v. Janson, , 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 nation (in the case of Talbot, France
).
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
held that the jurisdiction of the court extended to the seas and that a citizen of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
could also hold the citizenship of another nation (in the case of Talbot, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
).