INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed two federal lawsuits against Ball State University over a rule that prohibits protests and demonstrations within 50 feet of most campus buildings.

The lawsuits also call into question the use of campus rules to punish students who entered the administration building during normal business hours to leave notes for Ball State’s president. The notes were an effort for the students to express concern about Ball State’s financial ties to Israel.

The complaints say that, on Nov. 19, the students went to the administration building to leave notes for the president. They were initiall...