Text completion

[Vivekamohan]

That such a......of precedent would be countenanced was itself unprecedented in the court,a bastion of traditionalism...

The explanation given for this sentence in manhattan is ,that such a....of previously established examples would be tolerated was a surprising instance of very traditional court going against tradition....

I want to know which part of the sentence says that it is going against tradition....plz explain me more clearly as I find it very difficult to understand...

[tommywallach]

Because the court is "a bastion of traditionalism," the only thing that would be "unprecedented" would be a breaking with tradition.

-t