What you need to know as the fate of the Corcoran Gallery is argued in court

The legal term for the high-stakes drama opening Monday in Courtroom 317 of D.C. Superior Court is “cy près,” and the English pronunciation seems apt:

Sigh, pray.

The future of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art and Design is now in the hands of the lawyers, and of Judge Robert Okun. Whether you’re a partisan of one of the two competing visions for Washington’s oldest private art institution or you just want whatever’s best, it’s a tense time.

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