Karen Young

Disclaimer: While place descriptions and news events may coincide with the real world, all characters and the plot are fictional.
== Biography ==
=== Employment ===
Karen Young is an attorney with Underwood, Blankenship and Johansen, the same law firm that represents The Oregonian.
==== Book 2: Choose ====
When a group of men claiming to be police arrive at midnight on Thursday October 15, 2020 and want to search the EWN building, John Cooper contacts Karen Young and they go to meet Ryan at the bottom of the EWN fire stairs. Ryan briefs her on what the man have said, and that they won't show a warrant, give their names or badge numbers, or identify their agency. She heads around the corner into 11th Ave with Ryan and John close behind. She stops about 15ft from the five men in black tactical gear who are standing around the intercom at the building entrance. When Karen attracts their attention, one raises his weapon and aims it at her. Karen introduces herself as an attorney representing EWN and its staff, and requests their ID and badge numbers. The team leader refuses, and she tells him they are legally required to do so, or leave. The team leader says they are in pursuit of a fugitive, and Karen asks to see the warrant and who it is for. The team leader says the persons fled the riots, and they haven't had time to get a warrant. Karen asks what they're accused of doing, and the team leader says 'participating in the riots'. Karen calls bullshit, and asks 'based on that he wants to enter a newsroom? Did he know how unlikely the courts would be to issue a warrant for police to enter a newsroom?' She again asks for their names, badge numbers and agencies, as required by law. The team leader refuses again, and asks who Ryan and Cooper are. Karen says that unlike police, they're not legally required to give information. One of the men shines a torch in their faces, and Ryan hears a taser engage. Karen asks if they're 'really going to tase an attorney and her clients on the sidewalk? And then what?' She tells them to identify themselves or leave. The team leader and men head toward an unmarked dark van. Ryan moves after them to see the plate, and although he can only get the letters they match the ones given by Carroll. Cooper says he has been recording the conversation. Ryan laughs and says EWN has been recording and broadcasting since the men showed up. Karen says the men weren't PPB, and asks if Ryan knows who they are. Ryan says he's not sure they're legitimate police, but that van has been harassing protesters and journalists since the previous summer, and that's why he wanted to see the plates. He thinks it's unlikely two vans with the same letters are chasing people. Ryan thanks Karen and Prof Cooper for coming, and they leave.
== Physical Appearance ==
Karen is a youngish woman.
== Relationships ==
=== Friends ===
==== Book 2: Choose ====
Karen is a friend of John Cooper. Ryan thinks the two have 'something going on'.
==== Book 3: Don't Go ====
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
*9pm: Cooper says he has a date he doesn't want to be late for, and Ryan asks if it's with Karen Young, the attorney.