AJSHS students hear oral arguments in court case in Butte

By Evann Johnson AJSHS Student Reporter On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Anaconda Junior/Senior High School government classes and the speech and drama team traveled to Butte to the Copper King Hotel and Convention Center to hear oral arguments for the case of Brian Edward Heck versus the State of Montana, which were also heard by the Montana Supreme Court.  The case follows an event from 2023, when detective Shay Stephens posed as “Destiny,” offering sexual services in exchange for money. This operation was aimed at catching human traffickers, however the Montana Law Review stated “on October 24, 2025, Heck moved…