Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post, the newspaper which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court,

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

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,

Rucker’s departure is a high-profile loss for the Washington Post, which has faced a wave of resignations due to dissatisfaction with its leadership.

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.

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.