That was Justice William O. Douglas, not Whizzer White. Douglas also opined that that trees should having standing to sue, in Sierra Club v. Morton. I don’t think there has ever been a better argument for a mandatory retirement age for federal judges.
You are right. Don’t know why I typed “White.” White was actually a pretty good justice, although a democrat.
I’m not so sure Douglas was senile. I think he wrote what progressives genuinely think. So it sounds crazy to normal people.