Amazon filed a lawsuit to block The Washington Post's request to acquire records relating to the tech company's in-development satellite initiative. According to its website, the initiative, Project Kuiper,

Amazon's Project Kuiper division is involved in a legal battle concerning The Washington Post, creating a conflict of interest for Jeff Bezos.

Jeff Bezos’ corporate crown jewel Amazon filed a lawsuit in Washington state to prevent a newspaper from gaining access to its internal records. The newspaper in question? Bezos’ own Washington Post.

Amazon asked a King County Superior Court judge this week to block the release of documents that include “trade secrets” about a company initiative to provide internet through satellites in space.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent the imminent release of records to the outlet. Amazon maintains that some of the information shouldn't be handed over because it contains trade secrets.

Amazon is suing Washington state to limit the release of public records to The Washington Post from a series of state Department of Labor and Industries investigations of an Amazon Project Kuiper satellite facility in the Seattle area.