Stratton is a village in northern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 267 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Stratton gained international attention in 2002 when it lost before the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Watchtower Society v. Village of Strat…Stratton is a village in northern Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 267 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Stratton gained international attention in 2002 when it lost before the United States Supreme Court in the matter of Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton, a case in which a town ordinance's provisions making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door advocacy without first registering with town officials and receiving a permit violates the First Amendment as it applies to religious proselytizing, anonymous political speech and the distribution of handbills.
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