Does the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) possess absolute immunity from appellate scrutiny when it arbitrarily or capriciously denies whistleblower awards, particularly in instances where such rejections stem from the SEC's failure to adhere to its own established procedures, in defiance of Supreme Court precedents?

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) possess absolute immunity from appellate scrutiny when it arbitrarily or capriciously denies whistleblower awards, particularly in instances where such rejections stem from the SEC's failure to adhere to its own established procedures, in defiance of Supreme Court precedents? (i)